magniloquent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lofty in style
    tall; grandiloquent.
    • he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying

WordNet

Mag*nil"o*quent adjective
Etymology
L. magnus great + loquens, -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See Magnitude, Loquacious.
Definitions
  1. Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent. -- Mag*nil"o*quent*ly, adv.

Webster 1913