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aeolistic
adjective
/ˌeɪəˈlɪstɪk/characterized by bombastic, long-winded language or empty rhetorical flourishes
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Aeolistic in context
The critic dismissed the speech as aeolistic: grand, windy phrases with very little substance.
Nearby meanings
Synonyms for aeolistic
bombasticlong-windedgrandiloquent
Word history
Where aeolistic comes from
Coined by Jonathan Swift from Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds.
Natural combinations
Common collocations
- aeolistic phenomena
- aeolistic forces
- aeolistic properties
- aeolistic sounds
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“characterized by bombastic, long-winded language or empty rhetorical flourishes”
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