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   grandiloquent

   /ɡranˈdɪləkw(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress: "a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin grandiloquus, literally ‘grand-speaking’, from grandis ‘grand’ + loqui ‘speak’. The ending was altered in English by association with eloquent.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grandiloquence noun
   • 2. grandiloquently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 24

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