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Grandiloquent
adjective
/ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/
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Definitions
1.
adjective
(of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
Synonyms
magniloquent
pretentious
pompous
overblown
tall
rhetorical
portentous
pontifical
bombastic
high-flown
high-sounding
fine
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