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grandiosity

noun

High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

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Word length
11
Starts with
G
Ends with
Y
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
16

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noun

  1. High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

    “The grandiosity of his prose”

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The grandiosity of his prose
An excessive ornateness of language

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