Grandiloquent
adjective | /grandiloquent/
Using language that is pompous, elaborate, or more impressive-sounding than necessary.
Grandiloquent
adjective | /grandiloquent/
Advanced WordsHARDUsing language that is pompous, elaborate, or more impressive-sounding than necessary.
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"His grandiloquent introduction made a simple report sound like a royal proclamation. Means: His pompous, overly elaborate introduction made an ordinary report seem grand."
"The speech was so grandiloquent that the audience struggled to find its main point. Means: The speech used such inflated language that its central idea was hard to identify."
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Break it into “grandi-” (grand) and “-loquent” (speaking): grandiloquent speech sounds grand and overblown.
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