pompously

  • 21bloviating — bloviate lo vi*ate (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bloviated} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {bloviating} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[i^]ng).] To orate pompously; used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich… …

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  • 22bloviation — bloviate lo vi*ate (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bloviated} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {bloviating} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[i^]ng).] To orate pompously; used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich… …

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  • 23bloviator — bloviate lo vi*ate (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bloviated} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {bloviating} (bl[=o] v[i^]*[=a]*t[i^]ng).] To orate pompously; used especially of politicians and news commentators. Frank Rich… …

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  • 24Consequentially — Con se*quen tial*ly, adv. 1. With just deduction of consequence; with right connection of ideas; logically. [1913 Webster] The faculty of writing consequentially. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. By remote consequence; not immediately; eventually; as,… …

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  • 25Declaim — De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration;… …

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  • 26Declaimed — Declaim De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or… …

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  • 27Declaiming — Declaim De*claim (d[ e]*kl[=a]m ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declaimed} (d[ e]*kl[=a]md ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.] [L. declamare; de + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d[ e]clamer. See {Claim}.] 1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or… …

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  • 28Dress — (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed} (dr[e^]st) or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser, (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis + regere… …

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  • 29Dressed — Dress Dress (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed} (dr[e^]st) or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser, (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct;… …

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  • 30Dressing — Dress Dress (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed} (dr[e^]st) or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser, (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct;… …

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