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
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
• (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
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
