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The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.

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  1. n. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.
  2. n. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  3. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense. The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray,
  4. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a badsense.The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray,
  5. n high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation