grandiloquent

[ gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.

Origin of grandiloquent

1
First recorded in 1585–95; grandiloqu(ence) + -ent

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Other words from grandiloquent

  • gran·dil·o·quent·ly, adverb

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grandiloquent

/ (ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt) /


adjective
  1. inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression

Origin of grandiloquent

1
C16: from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis great + loquī to speak

Derived forms of grandiloquent

  • grandiloquence, noun
  • grandiloquently, adverb

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