grandiloquent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loquēns, present participle of loquor (“I speak”). Compare eloquent.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/
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Adjective edit
grandiloquent (comparative more grandiloquent, superlative most grandiloquent)
- (of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
- 1898, William Graham Sumner, “The Conquest of the United States by Spain”, in War and Other Essays, Yale, published 1911, page 324:
- The American people believe that they have a free country, and we are treated to grandiloquent speeches about our flag and our reputation for freedom and enlightenment.
Synonyms edit
- (overly wordy or elaborate): See Thesaurus:verbose
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Translations edit
overly wordy or elaborate
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin grandiloquus, remodelled after éloquent.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grandiloquent (feminine grandiloquente, masculine plural grandiloquents, feminine plural grandiloquentes)
- grandiloquent
- Synonym: pompeux
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Further reading edit
- “grandiloquent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.