bombastic

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English - English
Inflated, overfilled
High-sounding but with little meaning
Pompous or overly wordy
{a} high-sounding, fulsome
{s} ornate, florid; inflated, exaggerated
ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose
ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated
disapproval If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. He was vain and bombastic. the bombastic style adopted by his predecessor. = pompous. bombastic language contains long words that sound important but have no real meaning (bombast (16-21 centuries), from bombace , from bombax )
bombastic language
pretentious talk, high-flown language, pompous talk
bombastic words
pretentious talk, high-flown language, pompous language
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turgidly: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories"
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In a bombastic manner
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in an exaggerated manner, in an inflated manner
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in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious
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in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious"
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