Definitions for magniloquently

ADVERTISEMENT

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

mag•nil•o•quentmægˈnɪl ə kwənt(adj.)

  1. 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

  1. grandiloquently, magniloquently(adverb)

    in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner

    "the orator spoke magniloquently"


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"magniloquently." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/magniloquently>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for magniloquently: