abartmalı söz veya konuşma

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Definition of abartmalı söz veya konuşma in Turkish English dictionary

bombast

Originally, cotton, or cotton wool

{n} fustian, big empty words

{a} high-sounding, fulsome

inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects

{i} trite cliches, hackneyed expressions, empty words

Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate

Fig

High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian

Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian

High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic

disapproval Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. There was no bombast or conceit in his speech. = pomposity

Hyphenation

a·bart·ma·lı söz ve·ya ko·nuş·ma