What does blandiloquent mean?
Blandiloquent means Speaking, or spoken, in a mild, flattering manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Speaking, or spoken, in a mild, flattering manner..
Graunt to me no learning, Muses, thou Pagan Apollo, Cynthia, with Charites, thou blandiloquent mery Pytho,
Saulsbury, who was very drunk—or, to use the blandiloquent expression of the reporters—who is “in the habit of visiting the refectory very frequently,” gave utterance […] to the following disloyal sentiment:
For Ralegh at his most blandiloquent the Queen, rather than any mere beloved, is the woman set apart, the inaccessible ideal, the paragon untouched by human mortality, and the mistress who commands love and service.
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Blandiloquent means Speaking, or spoken, in a mild, flattering manner..
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Graunt to me no learning, Muses, thou Pagan Apollo, Cynthia, with Charites, thou blandiloquent mery Pytho,
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