browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
grandiloquent definition
grandiloquent |
Overview of adj grandiloquent The adj grandiloquent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall -- (lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying") 2. grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous -- (puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek) Antonyms of adj grandiloquent 2 senses of grandiloquent Sense 1 grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall INDIRECT (VIA rhetorical) -> unrhetorical Sense 2 grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious Similarity of adj grandiloquent 2 senses of grandiloquent Sense 1 grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall => rhetorical (vs. unrhetorical) Sense 2 grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous => pretentious (vs. unpretentious) Attributes of adj grandiloquent Familiarity of adj grandiloquent grandiloquent used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj grandiloquent grandiloquent Overview of adj grandiloquent The adj grandiloquent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall -- (lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying") 2. grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous -- (puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek)
grandiloquent definition
This work is licensed under a
