Meaning of altiloquent | Babel Free
Definitions
Pompous, or pretentious in speech
Equivalents
Latina
altiloquus
Português
altiloquente
Examples
“[T]hey listened, dazzle-eyed- secretly making lists- to grandly romantic trash: bad poetry, stupid theology- altiloquent designs in the empty air.”
“He remembered that the politeness seemed too elaborate, too florid, altiloquent to the extent of insincerity.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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