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magniloquent

adjective/mæɡˈnɪlɪkwənt/

using high-flown or pompous language

The politician's magniloquent speech promised to bring about great change, but many were skeptical of his lofty rhetoric.

grandiloquentpompousostentatious
word origin — Derived from the Latin 'magniloquus', from 'magnus' meaning 'great' and 'loqui' meaning 'to speak'.