rhetorical
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: wordy flowery in speech
Synonyms:
articulate
aureate
bombastic
declamatory
eloquent
embellished
euphuistic
exaggerated
flamboyant
flashy
florid
fluent
glib
grand
grandiloquent
grandiose
high-flown
hyperbolic
imposing
inflated
magniloquent
mouthy
oratorical
ornate
ostentatious
overblown
overdone
overwrought
pompous
pretentious
showy
silver-tongued
sonorous
stilted
swollen
tumescent
tumid
turgid
verbose
vocal
voluble
windy
Antonyms:
concise
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