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grandiloquent (adj.)

1590s, probably a back-formation from grandiloquence. Related: Grandiloquently.

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Definitions of grandiloquent from WordNet

grandiloquent (adj.)
lofty in style;
Synonyms: magniloquent / tall
grandiloquent (adj.)
puffed up with vanity; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek;
a grandiloquent and boastful manner
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