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Coined by Jonathan Swift from Aeolus, the Greek god of wind.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Pertaining to superfluous rhetorical flourishes; long-winded; bombastic. Full definition →
Coined by Jonathan Swift from Aeolus, the Greek god of wind.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.