high-flown+language
41raving — adj 1. delirious, out of one s mind or head, incoherent, not oneself, irrational, crazy, Sl. cuckoo, Sl. off one s rocker; deranged, Sl. unglued, unhinged, unstuck, unstrung, Sl. haywire, Sl. batty, Sl. nuts, Sl. nutty; raging, frenzied, frantic …
42rhetoric — n 1. eloquence, power of speech, appeal, forcefulness, expressiveness, cogency; elocution, diction, articulation, enunciation, intonation, vocalization, address, delivery; command of words, way with words, Inf. gift of gab, Archaic. facundity;… …
43rodomontade — n 1. boasting, bluster, bragging, fanfaronade, gasconade, Sl. hot air, Sl. bunk; self approbation, self praise, vainglory, vainglorious boasting; bravado, braggadocio, bombast, grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence; extravagance,… …
44doublespeak — dou•ble•speak [[t]ˈdʌb əlˌspik[/t]] n. cvb evasive, ambiguous, or high flown language intended to deceive or confuse • Etymology: 1950–55; by analogy with doublethink dou′ble•speak er, n …
45euphuism — n. affected style of writing full of high flown language and far fetched metaphors, especially in imitation of Lyly s Euphues (1579 80). ♦ euphuist, n. writer of such style. ♦ euphuistic, a …
46magniloquent — a. using high flown language; bombastic. ♦ magniloqence, n …
47orotund — a. using high flown language; speaking or singing clearly and strongly. ♦ orotundity, n …
48tumor — [to͞o′mər, tyo͞o′mər] n. [L, a swelling < tumere, to swell < IE base * tēu , to swell > THUMB] 1. a) a swelling on some part of the body b) a mass of new tissue growth independent of its surrounding structures, having no physiological… …
49bom|bast — «BOM bast», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) showy or high flown language that is without much meaning: »A few plain facts are better than a lot of bombast. b) overstatement; tall talk. 2. cotton wool used to stuff or pad garments. –adj. = bombastic.… …
50mag|n´o|quent|ly — mag|nil|o|quent «mag NIHL uh kwuhnt», adjective. 1. using big and unusual words; expressed in high flown language. SYNONYM(S): grandiloquent. 2. boastful: »She was a trifle more magniloquent than usual, and entertained us with stories of colonial …
