MeanOF

grandiloquent

- adjective (adj)

Meaning: pretentious, flowery (communication)

Synonyms: aureate big-talking bombastic declamatory euphistic fustian high-flown histrionic inflated magniloquent oratorical orotund overblown pompous purple rhetorical sonorous swollen tall-talking verbose windbag windy
Antonyms: plain simple unadorned unpretentious

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