magniloquence
81magniloquent — /mægˈnɪləkwənt/ (say mag niluhkwuhnt) adjective speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style. {Latin magniloquus + ent} –magniloquence, noun –magniloquently, adverb …
82rhetoric — [n] wordiness; long speech address, balderdash*, big talk*, bombast, composition, discourse, elocution, eloquence, flowery language, fustian, grandiloquence, hot air*, hyperbole, magniloquence, oration, oratory, pomposity, rant, verbosity;… …
83expressive style — noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper • Syn: ↑style • Derivationally… …
84magniloquent — adj. 1 grand or grandiose in speech. 2 boastful. Derivatives: magniloquence n. magniloquently adv. Etymology: L magniloquus f. magnus great + loquus speaking …
85mag|nil|o|quence — «mag NIHL uh kwuhns», noun. 1. the use of big and unusual words and elaborate phrases; high flown, lofty style of speaking or writing: »Cibber…foisted his own bombast into the company of Shakespeare s magniloquence (Cowden Clarke). SYNONYM(S):… …
