magniloquent

[ mag-nil-uh-kwuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.

Origin of magniloquent

1
1650–60; back formation from Latin magniloquentia elevated language, equivalent to magniloqu(us) speaking grandly (magni-magni- + loqu(ī) to speak + -us adj. suffix) + -entia-ence

Other words from magniloquent

  • mag·nil·o·quence, noun
  • mag·nil·o·quent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for magniloquent

magniloquent

/ (mæɡˈnɪləkwənt) /


adjective
  1. (of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent

Origin of magniloquent

1
C17: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak

Derived forms of magniloquent

  • magniloquence, noun
  • magniloquently, adverb

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