English / word
grandiloquent
adjective C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress
In context
01
The politician's grandiloquent speech failed to connect with ordinary people.
02
The politician’s grandiloquent speech failed to connect with ordinary people.
Synonyms
bombastic,pompous,pretentious
Antonyms
simple,plain,modest
Collocations
grandiloquent speech,grandiloquent style,grandiloquent rhetoric