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grandiloquent

(grændɪləkwənt)

adjective

Grandiloquent language or behaviour is very formal, literary, or exaggerated, and is used by people when they want to seem important.

[formal, disapproval]

She attacked her colleagues for indulging in 'grandiose and grandiloquent language'.

Synonyms: pompous, inflated, rhetorical, high-flown More Synonyms of grandiloquent

grandiloquent in British English

(ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt)

adjective

inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression

Derived forms

grandiloquence (granˈdiloquence)

noun

grandiloquently (granˈdiloquently)

adverb

Word origin

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

grandiloquent in American English

(grænˈdɪləkwənt)

adjective

using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions

SIMILAR WORDS: bomˈbastic

Derived forms

grandiloquence (granˈdiloquence)

noun

grandiloquently (granˈdiloquently)

adverb

Word origin

< L grandiloquus < grandis, grand + loqui, to speak, after eloquent

Examples of 'grandiloquent' in a sentence
grandiloquent

What you hear as absurdly grandiloquent is passionately persuasive for me.How far does it live up to this grandiloquent claim?His ambitions appear increasingly grandiloquent and out of touch.

(adjective) in the sense of pompous

Definition

using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language

She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language.

Synonyms

pompous

She winced at his pompous phraseology.

inflated

Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule.

rhetorical

He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.

high-flown

Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.

pretentious

He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.

flowery

They were using uncommonly flowery language.

bombastic

the bombastic style of his oratory

high-sounding

fustian

orotund

magniloquent

He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bombastic

the bombastic style of his oratory

Synonyms

grandiloquent,

inflated,

ranting,

windy,

high-flown,

pompous,

grandiose,

histrionic,

wordy,

verbose,

declamatory,

fustian,

magniloquent

in the sense of flowery

Definition

(of language or style) containing elaborate literary expressions

They were using uncommonly flowery language.

Synonyms

ornate,

fancy,

rhetorical,

high-flown,

embellished,

figurative,

florid,

overwrought,

euphuistic,

baroque

in the sense of high-flown

Definition

extravagant or pretentious

Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.

Synonyms

extravagant,

elaborate,

pretentious,

exaggerated,

inflated,

lofty,

grandiose,

overblown,

florid,

high-falutin (informal),

arty-farty (informal),

magniloquent

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grandiloquent

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单词	grandiloquent
释义	Trends of grandiloquent View usage for: grandiloquent (grændɪləkwənt) adjective Grandiloquent language or behaviour is very formal, literary, or exaggerated, and is used by people when they want to seem important. [formal, disapproval] She attacked her colleagues for indulging in 'grandiose and grandiloquent language'. Synonyms: pompous, inflated, rhetorical, high-flown More Synonyms of grandiloquent grandiloquent in British English (ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt) adjective inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression Derived forms grandiloquence (granˈdiloquence) noun grandiloquently (granˈdiloquently) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis great + loquī to speak grandiloquent in American English (grænˈdɪləkwənt) adjective using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions SIMILAR WORDS: bomˈbastic Derived forms grandiloquence (granˈdiloquence) noun grandiloquently (granˈdiloquently) adverb Word origin < L grandiloquus < grandis, grand + loqui, to speak, after eloquent Examples of 'grandiloquent' in a sentence grandiloquent What you hear as absurdly grandiloquent is passionately persuasive for me. Times, Sunday Times (2007) How far does it live up to this grandiloquent claim? The Times Literary Supplement (2011) His ambitions appear increasingly grandiloquent and out of touch. Times, Sunday Times (2009) (adjective) in the sense of pompous Definition using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language. Synonyms pompous She winced at his pompous phraseology. inflated Some of the most inflated prose is held up for ridicule. rhetorical He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes. high-flown Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. pretentious He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art. flowery They were using uncommonly flowery language. bombastic the bombastic style of his oratory high-sounding fustian orotund magniloquent He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips. Additional synonyms in the sense of bombastic the bombastic style of his oratory Synonyms grandiloquent, inflated, ranting, windy, high-flown, pompous, grandiose, histrionic, wordy, verbose, declamatory, fustian, magniloquent in the sense of flowery Definition (of language or style) containing elaborate literary expressions They were using uncommonly flowery language. Synonyms ornate, fancy, rhetorical, high-flown, embellished, figurative, florid, overwrought, euphuistic, baroque in the sense of high-flown Definition extravagant or pretentious Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric. Synonyms extravagant, elaborate, pretentious, exaggerated, inflated, lofty, grandiose, overblown, florid, high-falutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent Nearby words of grandiloquent grand grandeur grandfather grandiloquent grandiose grandmother grant Synonyms of 'grandiloquent' grandiloquent Explore 'grandiloquent' in the dictionary
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