Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Speaking or expressed in a lofty style; bombastic; pompous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person overly
wordy ,pompous ,flowery , orelaborate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective puffed up with vanity
- adjective lofty in style
Etymologies
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Examples
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Overview: For his most popular book, Tom Brokaw coined the grandiloquent term ‘The Greatest Generation’ for the Americans who fought and triumphed in the crucible of World War II.
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Overview: For his most popular book, Tom Brokaw coined the grandiloquent term ‘The Greatest Generation’ for the Americans who fought and triumphed in the crucible of World War II.
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Overview: For his most popular book, Tom Brokaw coined the grandiloquent term ‘The Greatest Generation’ for the Americans who fought and triumphed in the crucible of World War II.
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Indeed, judged by Anglo-Saxon habit, they would be termed grandiloquent and verbose.
Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919
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The study also faults America for relying on "grandiloquent" rhetoric rather than careful diplomacy to build support for its missions.
Primary Sources 2005
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The study also faults America for relying on "grandiloquent" rhetoric rather than careful diplomacy to build support for its missions.
Primary Sources 2005
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By the end of my visit I would have been happy to see photographs of kittens or even some grandiloquent paintings by Julian Schnabel, anything not so proud of being self-referential and small time.
Snapshot of a Movement Richard B. Woodward 2012
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Please show me where I was “insincere” or used “grandiloquent language” in #7.
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Although the term “rhetoric” has several meanings, most of which are positive, am I right in assuming you are attaching this meaning to it: insincere or grandiloquent language?
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One thing you notice is that the smaller and crappier a country is, the more soaring and grandiloquent is the music of its anthem, even where the lyrics don't say a lot because the country doesn't have much to brag about inasmuch as it has a turnip-based economy.
agreatnotion commented on the word grandiloquent
The best word to describe Truman Capote.
December 10, 2006
tiptoe39 commented on the word grandiloquent
Words that define themselves?
January 13, 2008
shadowkeir commented on the word grandiloquent
Truman Capote? I think not. homosexual is the best word to describe him.
Is this word not synonomous with magniloquent?
November 18, 2008
gangerh commented on the word grandiloquent
Quentessentially, yes.
November 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word grandiloquent
Try schadenfreudgiloquent.
November 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word grandiloquent
Why is "homosexual" the best word? Like him or not, there are certainly other aspects to the man.
November 18, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word grandiloquent
Defenatly.
November 18, 2008