In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
GRANDILOQUENT
grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous
(adjective) puffed up with vanity; “a grandiloquent and boastful manner”; “overblown oratory”; “a pompous speech”; “pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey”- Newsweek
grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall
(adjective) lofty in style; “he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
grandiloquent (comparative more grandiloquent, superlative most grandiloquent)
(of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
Synonyms
• (overly wordy or elaborate): See Thesaurus:verbose
Source: Wiktionary
Gran*dil"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. grandis grand + logui to speak.]
Definition: Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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