different between euphuistic vs grandiloquent
euphuistic
English
Etymology
euphu(ism) +? -istic
Adjective
euphuistic
- Of or pertaining to euphuism.
Synonyms
- euphuistical
euphuistic From the web:
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grandiloquent
English
Etymology
From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loqu?ns, present participle of loquor (“I speak”). Compare eloquent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /??æn?d?l.?.kw?nt/
Adjective
grandiloquent (comparative more grandiloquent, superlative most grandiloquent)
- (of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
Synonyms
- (overly wordy or elaborate): See Thesaurus:verbose
Related terms
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????.di.l?.k??/
Adjective
grandiloquent (feminine singular grandiloquente, masculine plural grandiloquents, feminine plural grandiloquentes)
- grandiloquent
Further reading
- “grandiloquent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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