- grandiloquous
- gran·dil·o·quous
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grandiloquous
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Grandiloquous — Gran*dil o*quous, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis grand + loqui to apeak.] Grandiloquent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grandiloquous — kwəs adjective Etymology: Latin grandiloquus archaic : grandiloquent … Useful english dictionary
grandiloquent — adjective /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/ overly wordy, pompous, flowery, or elaborate. Syn: bombastic, extravagant, flowery, ostentatious, pretentious … Wiktionary
grandiloquent — a. bombastic; using high sounding language. ♦ grandiloquence, n. ♦ grandiloquous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
