blandiloquence

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The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom who, with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite.

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  • The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom who, with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite. —  Ulysses
  • Their muscular exertions must affect the lungs, and, in a great degree, suspend the exercise of their blandiloquence, not only during the race, but for some minutes after its termination. —  The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3
  • Instead of expressing gratitude for the invitation, as the President, trained in political blandiloquence, had done, Professor Pludder indulged in denunciation. —  The Second Deluge
 

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  1. from L. blandiloquentia, from blandiloquen(t-)s, speaking flatteringly, from blandus, flattering, + loquen(t-)s, present participle of loqui, speak.
 

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