GRANDILOQUENCE

[gran.dil.o.quence] n [prob. fr. MF, fr. L grandiloquus using lofty language, fr. grandis + loqui to speak] (1589): a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality esp. in language -- gran.dil.o.quent adj -- gran.dil.o.quent.ly adv