górnolotny — meaning in English

English meaning

• bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
• sonorous adj Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

Senses

górnolotny is used for these senses in English:

• bombastic High-sounding but with little meaning.
• grandiloquent (of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
• inkhorn (used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
• sonorous Wordy or grandiloquent.

bombastic — full definition

1. adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
2. adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
3. adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
4. adj Inflated, overfilled.

sonorous — full definition

1. adj Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
2. adj Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
3. adj Wordy or grandiloquent.
4. adj Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

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