| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. High-sounding; pompous in speech.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb altiloquently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (altiloquently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective altiloquent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ALTILOQUENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Altiloquent \Al*til"o*quent\, adjective. [Latin expression altus (adverb alte) high loquens, present participle of loqui to speak.]. (references) |
