Dictionary entryCEFR C2adjective

grandiloquent

IPA pronunciation: /ɡrænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/

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Russian meaning

Высокопарный, помпезный

English definition

Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner.

Example

High-scoring essays employ sophisticated C1 words without being grandiloquent.

Collocations

grandiloquent rhetoric
grandiloquent speech
grandiloquent prose

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