magniloquence

But these nuggets feel so precision-engineered to showcase Smith’s hard-earned self-awareness that they appear trite, even insincere, when juxtaposed with his riotous magniloquence.

In the role of her brother Patrick, on the other hand, Fred Applegate locates a moral severity within his character’s Virgil-quoting magniloquence.

His psychology is so acute, his language so supple and sharp, that his work calls forth low-key intelligence instead of high-toned magniloquence.

Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity.

At 61, he could speak with the avuncular magniloquence of a professor emeritus; instead, he layers on supporting data like a star pupil seeking an A-plus.