adj. overly wordy, pompous, flowery, or elaborate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Speaking or expressed in a lofty style; bombastic; pompous.
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adj. puffed up with vanity
adj. lofty in style
Word Usage
"Overview: For his most popular book, Tom Brokaw coined the grandiloquent term ‘The Greatest Generation’ for the Americans who fought and triumphed in the crucible of World War II."