grandiloquent Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite lofty in style
   tall; magniloquent.
   
   • he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
2. adjective satellite puffed up with vanity
   pompous; portentous; overblown; pontifical.
   
   • a grandiloquent and boastful manner
   • overblown oratory
   • a pompous speech
   • pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

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