MAGNILOQUENT


Meaning of MAGNILOQUENT in English

— magniloquence , n. — magniloquently , adv.

/mag nil"euh kweuhnt/ , adj.

speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.

[ 1650-60; back formation from L magniloquentia elevated language, equiv. to magniloqu ( us ) speaking grandly ( magni- MAGNI- + loqu ( i ) to speak + -us adj. suffix) + -entia -ENCE ]

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