grandiloquent
Day 22Level 3gran-DIL-uh-kwuhnt
pompous
using complicated and pompous language
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
pretentious, bombastic, rhetorical, verbose
Antonyms:
plain, unpretentious
Example Sentence:
Her grandiloquent speeches in her rich and sonorous language contains no new idea or substance.
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