vaniloquent
vaniloquent adjective: talking in a vain or foolish way.
Adjective
vaniloquent (comparative more vaniloquent, superlative most vaniloquent)
- Talking in a vain or foolish way
- The boards of trade and chambers of commerce were largely made up of men who, while assuming the most vaniloquent pretensions, were themselves malodorous with fraud.1910, Gustavus Myers, History of the great American fortunes
- Carthage too was in the hands of the vaniloquent and extravagant Hasdrubal, gross in appearance and utterly callous.1977, Willy Peremans, Historiographia antiqua
Forms of vaniloquent
| comparative | more vaniloquent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vaniloquent |
Origin of vaniloquent
From Latin vaniloquens.
Questions about vaniloquent
- What does vaniloquent mean?
- Vaniloquent means talking in a vain or foolish way.
- What part of speech is vaniloquent?
- Vaniloquent is an adjective.
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