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Meaning of bombastic

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bombastic

Pronunciation:/bɒmˈbæs.tɪk//bɑmˈbæs.tʰɪk/

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous

  2. High-sounding but with little meaning.

  3. Inflated, overfilled.

    Synonyms:inflatedturgid
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bombastic

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