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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How to use magniloquent in a sentence

  • Our mother tongue hardly knew itself, it ran so fluently and sounded so magniloquently and lied so naturally.

    Overland | John William De Forest
  • "I reserve to myself the satisfaction of cutting him dead the next opportunity," he added magniloquently.

    Magnum Bonum | Charlotte M. Yonge
  • However, as Tom magniloquently quoted, difficulties were only made for brave men—or boys—to surmount.

    On Board the Esmeralda | John Conroy Hutcheson
  • Hence the noble art of self-defence, as it was styled magniloquently, found supporters in every class of society.

  • From Brussels, as Moore magniloquently puts it, the noble traveller pursued his course along the Rhine.

    The Love Affairs of Lord Byron | Francis Henry Gribble

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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