- (of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent
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mag•nil•o•quent
(mag nil′ə kwənt),USA pronunciation adj.
mag•nil′o•quence, n.
mag•nil′o•quent•ly, adv.
- speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style;
pompous;
bombastic;
boastful.
- back formation from Latin magniloquentia elevated language, equivalent. to magniloqu(us) speaking grandly (magni- magni- + loqu(ī) to speak + -us adjective, adjectival suffix) + -entia -ence 1650–60
mag•nil′o•quent•ly, adv.
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magniloquent /mæɡˈnɪləkwənt/ adj
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