grandiloquence

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Word Origin

grandiloquence (n.)
"lofty speaking or expression," 1580s, from Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus "using lofty speech, bombastic," from grandis "big" (see grand (adj.)) + -loquus "speaking," from loqui "to speak" (see locution).

Example

1. For once , such grandiloquence seems justified .
2. I fully realize how utterly and completely insane the following grandiloquence is going to sound .
3. I was also once a frivolous youngster and blurted out grandiloquence , down and out and also wept on the street .

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