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Are Donald Trumps speeches nothing but largiloquent dithyrambs? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by Camzing@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[-] Susaga@ttrpg.network 16 points 9 months ago

Largiloquent: Bombastic.
Dithyramb: Ancient Greek improvised hymn about Dionysus.

You were almost coherent there, but not quite.

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

Dithyramb

A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing

[-] all-knight-party@kbin.run 2 points 9 months ago

Funnily enough if that just translates to bombastic, enthusiastic speech it's slightly redundant and not as descriptive of his speeches as it could be for being such flowery wording.

[-] Trail@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

As a Greek, yes this is the modern usage of the word.

[-] EvilLootbox@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Inversely Cromulent

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

Inversely Cromulent

Yes!

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 9 months ago

Vocabulary study embiggens us all.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

enbiglifies.

[-] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I'll take "Leading Question" for $500, Alex

[-] NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

indubitably largiloquent

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago

He get it!

[-] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

You don't get out much do you?

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -5 points 9 months ago

Big words only :)

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think you mean "sesquipedalian vocabulary exclusively"

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

excellent

[-] Camzing@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

i should have included that in the title ha

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