(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
grandiloquently
grandiloquently
adv
showing grandiloquence
grandiloquous
grandiloquous
adj
grandiloquent
griqualander
headquartering
headquartering
verb
present participle of headquarter
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
preliquidating
quadragenarian
quadragenarian
adj
Of or related to fortysomethings.
noun
Synonym of fortysomething: a person between 40 and 49 years old.
quadragenarious
quadragenarious
adj
(rare) Synonym of quadragenarian: Of or related to fortysomethings.
quadragintesimal
quadrating
quadrating
verb
present participle of quadrate
quadrigeminal
quadrigeminal
adj
Having four parts, or two pairs.
quadrigeminate
quadrigeminate
adj
Synonym of quadrigeminal
quadrigeminous
quadrigeminous
adj
Archaic form of quadrigeminal.
quadrigeminum
quadrigeminum
noun
(anatomy) One of the corpora quadrigemina.
quadrigenarious
quadrigenarious
adj
(rare) Having or consisting of four hundred.
quadriglandular
quadriglandular
adj
Having or relating to four glands.
quadrilingual
quadrilingual
adj
Involving four languages.
Of a person, able to speak four languages.
Of a text, written in four languages.
noun
A person who understands four languages.
quadrilling
quadrilling
verb
present participle of quadrille
quadruplicating
quadruplicating
verb
present participle of quadruplicate
quadrupling
quadrupling
noun
An act of quadrupling.
verb
present participle of quadruple
quinquegrade
quinquegrade
adj
(music) Of or relating to a kind of musical scale based on fifths.
reliquidating
reliquidating
verb
present participle of reliquidate
semiquadrangle
squadroning
squadroning
verb
present participle of squadron
squandering
squandering
noun
The act by which something is squandered; wastage.