altiloquent

== English == === Etymology === Pseudo-Latinism, derived from altē (“high; from on high”, adverb) +‎ loquēns (“speaking; talking”, present active participle of loquor (“to say”)), literally “high-speaking”. === Adjective === altiloquent (comparative more altiloquent, superlative most altiloquent) Pompous, or pretentious in speech ==== Translations ====