grandiloquent
English
Etymology
From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loquēns, present participle of loquor (“I speak”). Compare eloquent.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
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
- 1898, William Graham Sumner, “The Conquest of the United States by Spain”, in War and Other Essays, Yale, published 1911, page 324:
- 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.
Synonyms
- (overly wordy or elaborate): See Thesaurus:verbose
Related terms
Translations
overly wordy or elaborate
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
grandiloquent (feminine grandiloquente, masculine plural grandiloquents, feminine plural grandiloquentes)
Further reading
- “grandiloquent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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