Magniloquent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Magniloquent \Mag*nil"o*quent\, a. [L. magnus great + loquens,
     -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See {Magnitude},
     {Loquacious}.]
     Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic;
     tumid in style; grandiloquent. -- {Mag*nil"o*quent*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  magniloquent
       adj : lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never
             really realizes what he is saying" [syn: {grandiloquent},
              {tall}]