4
elocutionary(adjective, speech, oratorical)
4
expressive(adjective, stirring, fluent)
4
flashy(adjective, informal, ornament, wordy, flowery)
4
highfalutin
4
lofty
4
poetic
4
sententious(ornament, stirring, expressive, fluent)
4
stilted(adjective, ornament, wordy, flowery)
4
tall(adjective, rich, decorative, overkill, hyperbolic)
3
extravagant(adjective, affected, hollow, elaborate, exaggerated)
3
flaming
3
grand(adjective, wordy, flowery)
3
imposing(adjective, wordy, flowery)
3
linguistic
3
long-winded(pretentious, rambling, talkative, wordy, prolix)
3
mouthy(adjective, ornament, wordy, flowery)
3
overwrought(adjective, wordy, flowery)
3
pedantic
3
prolix(extravagant, exaggerated, ornate, rambling, wordy)
3
rich(adjective, ornament, elaborate, ornate, decorative)
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