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magniloquently — adverb in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner the orator spoke magniloquently • Syn: ↑grandiloquently • Derived from adjective: ↑magniloquent, ↑grandiloquent (for: ↑grandiloquently) * * * … Useful english dictionary
Magniloquently — Magniloquent Mag*nil o*quent, a. [L. magnus great + loquens, entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See {Magnitude}, {Loquacious}.] Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent. {Mag*nil o*quent*ly}, adv. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magniloquently — adverb see magniloquent … New Collegiate Dictionary
magniloquently — mag·nil·o·quent·ly … English syllables
grandiloquently — adverb in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner the orator spoke magniloquently • Syn: ↑magniloquently • Derived from adjective: ↑magniloquent (for: ↑magniloquently), ↑grandiloquent … Useful english dictionary
Spout — (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.] 1. To throw… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spouted — Spout Spout (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spouting — Spout Spout (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D. spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v., sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the mouth.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magniloquent — adjective Etymology: back formation from magniloquence Date: 1640 speaking in or characterized by a high flown often bombastic style or manner < magniloquent boasts > • magniloquently adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
magniloquent — magniloquence, n. magniloquently, adv. /mag nil euh kweuhnt/, adj. speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful. [1650 60; back formation from L magniloquentia elevated language, equiv. to magniloqu(us)… … Universalium
