CEFR C1

grandiloquent

adjective

Meaning

grandiloquent means (of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as grandiloquent.
A grandiloquent tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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grandiloquent (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as grandiloquent.
A grandiloquent tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became grandiloquent after the announcement.

How to Use grandiloquent

grandiloquent + noun (collocation): Use grandiloquent before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a grandiloquent reaction."
become grandiloquent (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became grandiloquent near the end."

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