grandiloquent
pronunciation
How to pronounce grandiloquent in British English:
UK [grænˈdɪləkwənt]
How to pronounce grandiloquent in American English:
US [ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt]
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- Adjective:
- lofty in style
- puffed up with vanity
Word Origin
- grandiloquent (adj.)
- 1590s, probably a back-formation from grandiloquence. Related: Grandiloquently.
Example
- 1. Indeed , in this respect it may not differ very much from the g8 , which had a habit of making grandiloquent commitments and not following up .
- 2. The politician could never speak simply ; she was always grandiloquent .
- 3. " Building britain 's future " , the grandiloquent title mr brown gave his plans , is hardly the bold vision he has been promising to expound since becoming prime minister two years ago .