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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Magniloquent

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

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
magniloquent

1650s, a back-formation from magniloquence, or else from Latin magniloquentia "lofty style of language," from magniloquus "pompous in talk, vaunting, boastful," from comb. form of magnus "great" (see magnate) + -loquus "speaking," from loqui "to speak" (see locution).

Wiktionary
magniloquent

a. Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.

WordNet
magniloquent

adj. lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" [syn: grandiloquent, tall]

Usage examples of "magniloquent".

It sounds as if Speero the Heero has just kicked ass, though, and the color of his language -- magniloquent mauve -- seems to've tickled everybody's funny bone.