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Grandiloquent Moderate

Grandiloquent has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

lofty in style

"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"

2

puffed up with vanity

"a grandiloquent and boastful manner"

"overblown oratory"

"a pompous speech"

"pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"

3

Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid

Example Sentences
"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" adjective
"a grandiloquent and boastful manner" adjective
"overblown oratory" adjective
"a pompous speech" adjective
"pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey" adjective
Related Terms

Origin

The word comes from the Latin grandiloquus, which combines grandis meaning "great" and loquens meaning "speaking." It originally described someone who speaks in a grand or impressive manner, similar to the related word eloquent.

Rhyming Words
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