Definitions for magniloquentmægˈnɪl ə kwənt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•nil•o•quentmægˈnɪl ə kwənt(adj.)
speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; bombastic.
Origin of magniloquent:
1650–60; < L magniloquentia elevated language
mag•nil′o•quent•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall(adj)
lofty in style
"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
Wiktionary
magniloquent(Adjective)
Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.
Origin: Formed as ; compare the post-Classical magniloquens.
Webster Dictionary
Magniloquent(adj)
speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent
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