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GRANDILOQUENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Puffed up with vanity
Example:
pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey
Synonyms:
grandiloquent; overblown; pompous; pontifical; portentous
Classified under:
Similar:
pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lofty in style
Example:
he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
Synonyms:
grandiloquent; magniloquent; tall
Classified under:
Similar:
rhetorical (given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought)
Derivation:
grandiloquence (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation)
