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GRANDILOQUENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grandiloquent mean?
• GRANDILOQUENT (adjective)
The adjective GRANDILOQUENT has 2 senses:
1. lofty in style
2. puffed up with vanity
Familiarity information: GRANDILOQUENT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lofty in style
Synonyms:
grandiloquent; magniloquent; tall
Context example:
he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
Similar:
rhetorical (given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought)
Derivation:
grandiloquence (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Puffed up with vanity
Synonyms:
grandiloquent; overblown; pompous; pontifical; portentous
Context example:
pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey
Similar:
pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)
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