grandiloquous

grandiloquous
\\-kwəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin grandiloquus

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  • Grandiloquous — Gran*dil o*quous, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis grand + loqui to apeak.] Grandiloquent. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grandiloquous — gran·dil·o·quous …   English syllables

  • grandiloquent — adjective /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/ overly wordy, pompous, flowery, or elaborate. Syn: bombastic, extravagant, flowery, ostentatious, pretentious …   Wiktionary

  • grandiloquent —   a. bombastic; using high sounding language.    ♦ grandiloquence, n.    ♦ grandiloquous,   a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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