grandiloquent

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Scrabble points: 24
Words With Friends: 29
Letters: 13

Pronunciation

/ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/(US)

Definition of grandiloquent

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.

“The American people believe that they have a free country, and we are treated to grandiloquent speeches about our flag and our reputation for freedom and enlightenment.”

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Etymology

From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loquēns, present participle of loquor (“to speak”). Compare eloquent.

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