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magniloquent

[ mag-nil-uh-kwuhnt ]

adjective

  1. speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.


magniloquent

/ mæɡˈnɪləkwənt /

adjective

  1. (of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • magˈniloquence, noun
  • magˈniloquently, adverb
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Other Words From

  • mag·nilo·quence noun
  • mag·nilo·quent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magniloquent1

1650–60; back formation from Latin magniloquentia elevated language, equivalent to magniloqu ( us ) speaking grandly ( magni- magni- + loqu ( ī ) to speak + -us adj. suffix) + -entia -ence
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magniloquent1

C17: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak
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Example Sentences

He would be a terrifying presence: a magniloquent, more than slightly mad, extremely charming monster.

An ambitious stripling has only to brandish his sword and shout a few magniloquent words to induce them to rush to certain death.

There is almost equal truth in the magniloquent eulogies of his admirers, as in the impassioned invectives of his enemies.

It has come to be the mode to express the most simple thought in the most magniloquent phrase.

"Josephine wants to make a great illumination of the grounds of the estate," said Julia, magniloquent.

According to his own magniloquent phrase, he was 'exceptionally happy.'

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