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grandiloquent

[ gran-dil-uh-kwuhnt ]

adjective

  1. speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.

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grandiloquent

/ ɡæˈɪəəԳ /

adjective

  1. inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱DZܱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈ徱DZܱԳ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of grandiloquent1

First recorded in 1585–95; grandiloqu(ence) + -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of grandiloquent1

C16: from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis great + DZī to speak
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Example Sentences

“Liquid silk,” “otherworldly,” “heaven in a cup,” and more resounding, grandiloquent, highly praiseful words and phrases fill your mind when you taste this amazing brew.

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But it is one that predictably becomes more complicated in the Situation Room than it seems at the podium during a grandiloquent speech.

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When he waxed poetic about his salad days as the page of the Duke of Norfolk, his voice turned light, proud and assured — grandiloquent, yes, but also creditable.

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It all seems a bit much for state politics but then DeSantis' grandiloquent rhetoric says pretty clearly that he's short term in Tallahassee.

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While some critics dismissed the records as grandiloquent and sketchily produced, we embraced their quirky storytelling and spontaneous energy.

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