MAGNILOQUENT

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

magniloquent (comparative more magniloquent, superlative most magniloquent)

Speaking pompously; using deliberately long or esoteric words.

Synonyms: bombastic, tumid, grandiloquent, pompous

Synonyms

• fustian

• lexiphanic

Source: Wiktionary

Mag*nil"o*quent, a. Etym: [L. magnus great + loquens, -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See Magnitude, Loquacious.]

Definition: Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.

– Mag*nil"o*quent*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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