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Meaning of grandiloquent

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

grandiloquent

Pronunciation:/ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt//ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/

adjective

Definitions

  1. (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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grandiloquent

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