magniloquent

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adjective

Characterized by lofty, grandiose, or pompous speech or writing.

πŸ’¬ Usage Examples

β€œSome poets are magniloquent dealers in literary rhetoric. Not Ashbery. He is unusually unemphatic. His voice often sounds small and hesitant.” Michael Glover; Parlour Games; New Statesman (London, UK); May 23, 2005.
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