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41The Necromancer; or, The Tale of the Black Forest —   Author(s) Ludwig Flammenberg (pesudonym of Carl Friedrich Kahlert) …
42magniloquence — See magniloquent. * * * …
43meg- — Great. Oldest form *meg̑ , becoming *meg in centum languages. Derivatives include much, magnate, mayor, maestro, and maharajah. 1. a. mickle, much, from …
44tolkʷ- — To speak. Metathesized form *tlokʷ . locution, loquacious; allocution, circumlocution, colloquium, colloquy, elocution, grandiloquence, interlocution, magniloquent, obloquy …
45high-flown — /huy flohn /, adj. 1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc. 2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn t endure his high flown oratory. [1640 50] Syn. 2. florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent. * * * …
46magniloquence — noun The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence …
47fustian — noun a) A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff b) A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen Syn: lexiphanic, magniloquent …
48bombast — 1. noun a) Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. b) Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding. 2. verb To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate. 3. adjective …
49grandiloquent — adjective /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/ overly wordy, pompous, flowery, or elaborate. Syn: bombastic, extravagant, flowery, ostentatious, pretentious …
50lexiphanic — adjective Using bombastic or pretentious wording or language. Syn: fustian, magniloquent See Also: lexiphanicism …
