bombastic
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bombastic
- /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/ UK
- /bɑmˈbæs.tɪk/ US
Rhymes with -æstɪk
Where it comes from
From bombast (“padding, stuffing”) + -ic, 18th century. Sense evolution possibly influenced by unrelated bomb and bombard; see also bombard phrase.
adjective more bombastic · most bombastic · bombastical · bombastick · bumbastic · bumbastical
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showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
Dorsett came up the stairs, buggy whip in hand. He bustled into the office in his usual self‐important way. Frank noticed that the old clerk sat down on him promptly. He was not one bit impressed with the bombastic visitor from Greenville.
Similar: circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, verbose, wordy, airy, arrogant · Opposite: brief, concise, crisp, laconic, lapidary, short-winded, succinct, tight, to the point, taut, terse
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High‐sounding but with little meaning.
Similar: rhetorical
- Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
- Inflated, overfilled.
Similar: fustian
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: fustian
Translations
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adj pompous or overly wordy
| Español | bombástico, rimbombante |
|---|---|
| Português | bombástico |
| Français | ampoulé, boursouflé, enflé, pompeux |
| Deutsch | bombastisch, geschwollen, pompös |
| Italiano | ampolloso, pomposo, magniloquente |
| Русский | напы́щенный napýščennyj, помпе́зный pompéznyj, высокопа́рный vysokopárnyj |
adj high-sounding but with little meaning
| Français | abscons, verbeux |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | bombastisch |
| Русский | напы́щенный napýščennyj, помпе́зный pompéznyj |
adj inflated, overfilled
| Español | bombástico |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | bombastisch |
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