Definition & Meaning of "grandiloquent"in English

grandiloquent

expressing oneself in a lofty or overly elaborate manner to impress others

aureate

florid

flowery

magniloquent

over-embellished

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most grandiloquent

Comparative

more grandiloquent

gradable

domain

speech, rhetoric, style

Examples

His grandiloquent speech was full of flowery language but lacked substance.

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