GRANDILOQUENT


Meaning of GRANDILOQUENT in English

— grandiloquently , adv.

/gran dil"euh kweuhnt/ , adj.

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.

[ 1585-95; GRANDILOQU(ENCE) + -ENT ]

Syn . turgid, inflated, rhetorical, pretentious.

Ant . simple, sincere.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .