Pretentious, pompous speech or writing

• turgidity

  1. the state or quality of being turgid

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  1. the state or quality of being turgid

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• rant

  1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.
  2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion:
  3. To utter or express by ranting:

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  1. To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.
  2. To express at length a complaint or negative opinion:
  3. To utter or express by ranting:

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• orotundity

  1. The quality of being orotund.

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  1. The quality of being orotund.

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• magniloquence

  1. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
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  1. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• grandiloquence

  1. Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.

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  1. Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.

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• claptrap

  1. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language:

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  1. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language:

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• bombast

  1. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
  2. Grandiose or overpowering expression, as in music or painting.

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  1. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
  2. Grandiose or overpowering expression, as in music or painting.

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Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style

• swollen

  1. Expanded by or as if by internal pressure; distended:
  2. Overblown; bombastic:

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  1. Expanded by or as if by internal pressure; distended:
  2. Overblown; bombastic:

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• sonorous

  1. Having or producing sound.
  2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
  3. Impressive in style of speech:

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  1. Having or producing sound.
  2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
  3. Impressive in style of speech:

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• rhetorical

  1. Of or relating to rhetoric.
  2. Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.
  3. Used for persuasive effect:

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  1. Of or relating to rhetoric.
  2. Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.
  3. Used for persuasive effect:

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• overblown

  1. Excessive, exaggerated, or overdone:
  2. Full of empty or pretentious language; bombastic:

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  1. Excessive, exaggerated, or overdone:
  2. Full of empty or pretentious language; bombastic:

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• orotund

  1. Pompous and bombastic:
  2. Full in sound; sonorous:

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  1. Pompous and bombastic:
  2. Full in sound; sonorous:

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• magniloquent

  1. Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.

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  1. Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.

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• high-sounding

  1. Pretentiously impressive; pompous:

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  1. Pretentiously impressive; pompous:

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• high-flown

  1. Exceedingly lofty or exalted:
  2. Highly pretentious or inflated:

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  1. Exceedingly lofty or exalted:
  2. Highly pretentious or inflated:

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• grandiloquent

  1. using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions

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  1. using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions

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• flowery

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of flowers:
  2. Abounding in or covered with flowers.
  3. Full of ornate or grandiloquent expressions; highly embellished:

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  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of flowers:
  2. Abounding in or covered with flowers.
  3. Full of ornate or grandiloquent expressions; highly embellished:

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• declamatory

  1. Having the quality of a declamation.
  2. Pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic.

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  1. Having the quality of a declamation.
  2. Pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic.

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• bombastic

  1. using or characterized by high-sounding but unimportant or meaningless language; pompous; grandiloquent

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  1. using or characterized by high-sounding but unimportant or meaningless language; pompous; grandiloquent

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• aureate

  1. Of a golden color; gilded.
  2. Inflated and pompous in style.

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  1. Of a golden color; gilded.
  2. Inflated and pompous in style.

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