GRANDILOQUENTLY

grandiloquently, magniloquently

(adverb) in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner; “the orator spoke magniloquently”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

grandiloquently (comparative more grandiloquently, superlative most grandiloquently)

showing grandiloquence

Source: Wiktionary


GRANDILOQUENT

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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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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