an orator's grandiloquent gesticulation.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gran|dil´o|quent|ly — gran|dil|o|quent «gran DIHL uh kwuhnt», adjective. using lofty or pompous words, style, manner, or quality: »an orator s grandiloquent gesticulation. ╂[< Latin grandiloquus < grandis grand, big + loquī speak; apparently influenced by… … Useful english dictionary
gran·dil·o·quent — … Useful english dictionary
dil — ae·dil·i·ty; ar·ma·dil·li·di·i·dae; bob·a·dil; ce·dil·la; cev·a·dil·la; cor·dil·le·ra; croc·o·dil·ia; croc·o·dil·i·dae; croc·o·dil·oid; daf·fa·dil·ly; daf·fo·dil; dil; dil·a·ta·tion; dil·a·ta·tor; dil·a·tom·e·ter; dil·a·to·ri·ly;… … English syllables
quent — ac·quent; an·te·con·se·quent; bre·vil·o·quent; con·se·quent·ly; el·o·quent; el·o·quent·ly; el·o·quent·ness; fa·til·o·quent; fre·quent·er; fre·quent·ly; fre·quent·ness; gran·dil·o·quent; lo·quent; mag·nil·o·quent; mul·til·o·quent; per·se·quent;… … English syllables
gran — ag·gran·dize; ag·gran·dize·ment; ag·gran·diz·er; ap·lo·gran·ite; en·gran·dize; en·gran·dize·ment; fla·gran·cy; fla·gran·te; fra·gran·cy; gran; gran·a·dilla; gran·a·dillo; gran·at; gran·dam; gran·dee; gran·dee·ship; gran·deur; gran·dez·za;… … English syllables
grandiloquent — gran·dil·o·quent … English syllables
grandiloquently — gran·dil·o·quent·ly … English syllables
grandiloquence — gran•dil•o•quence [[t]grænˈdɪl ə kwəns[/t]] n. speech that is lofty in tone and often pompous or bombastic • Etymology: 1580–90; < L grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + loquus speaking) + ence gran•dil′o•quent, adj.… … From formal English to slang
grandiloquent — gran|dil|o|quent [ græn dıləkwənt ] adjective FORMAL expressed in extremely formal language in order to impress people, and often sounding silly because of this ╾ gran|dil|o|quence noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grandiloquent — gran|dil|o|quent [grænˈdıləkwənt] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: grandiloquus, from grandis ( GRAND1) + loqui to speak ] using words that are too long and formal in order to sound important = ↑pompous >grandiloquence n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
