What does grandiloquy mean?
Grandiloquy means Synonym of grandiloquence..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Synonym of grandiloquence..
How highly their firſt God tranſcendenth our God the Creator, appeareth from the ſwelling nonſenſical Grandiloquies, which the Platoniſts of the Chriſtian Church derive from their School;
I trust, therefore, that the same allowance will be accorded me, if I should be betrayed, whilst writing about Marseilles, into similar grandiloquy.
If I stated the number of chloroform applications that I have made with complete safety, it might be considered as grandiloquy, and as a slur upon professional brethren who have had the misfortune of meeting with fatal accidents.
And treason, swift as the dawn of morn, / Flies through the land, to destruction borne— / If you wish to stop the grandiloquy / Of the approaching storm, of which you, / As yet, have the prologue, / Hie quickly home.
These grandiloquies, whether at the official marts or casual meeting-places, produced no shortlived effect.
Use grandiloquy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grandiloquy means Synonym of grandiloquence..
Common synonyms include grandiloquence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How highly their firſt God tranſcendenth our God the Creator, appeareth from the ſwelling nonſenſical Grandiloquies, which the Platoniſts of the Chriſtian Church derive from their School;
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