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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