grandiloquent
IPA: grændˈɪɫʌkwʌnt
adjective
- (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.
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Examples of "grandiloquent" in Sentences
- Grandiloquent made the teacher angry.
- The titles are on the grandiloquent side.
- Besides being far too grandiloquent, it's inaccurate.
- It is more obviously grandiloquent and excessive and appropriate.
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