Altiloquent
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Adjective {al-TIL-uh-kwuhnt}
[Magisterial], [refined], and high-flown in speech or language. Particularly in a manner that might be considered pompous or pretentious.
{ Alti- (L. [altus] High) -loquent (L. loqui To speak) } -
Of speech, writing, etc.: characterized by altiloquence; loud, elevated, pompous, or high-flown. Occasionally also of a person: using such language.
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