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grandiloquent

adjective

/ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt/

Meaning

Using lofty, pompous, or extravagant language to impress others.

The politician’s grandiloquent speech failed to connect with ordinary people.

pompous, pretentious, bombastic, inflated, rhetorical

simple, plain, modest

grandiloquent speech, grandiloquent style, grandiloquent manner

showing differences; diverse; containing different types

relating to quality or character rather than quantity; descriptive rather than numerical

bad-tempered and combative; stubborn

lower in rank; younger; newer; subordinate

causing extreme physical or mental pain

subject to customs duty or tax