What does blandiloquence mean?
Blandiloquence means (archaic) Flattery. [from 17th c.].
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) Flattery. [from 17th c.].
The scale and ferocity of violence produced by uncivil wars have fascinated, shocked, and sickened the whole world. Words cannot easily describe their cruelty, and their attempted theorisation seems at first glance to be a self-indulgent act of blandiloquence.
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Blandiloquence means (archaic) Flattery. [from 17th c.].
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The scale and ferocity of violence produced by uncivil wars have fascinated, shocked, and sickened the whole world. Words cannot easily describe their cruelty, and their attempted theorisation seems at first glance to be a self-indulgent act of blandiloquence.
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