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bombastic

[ bom-bas-tik ]

adjective

  1. (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

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Other Word Forms

  • dz·t·· adverb
  • ܲbdz·t adjective
  • undz·t·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bombastic1

First recorded in 1695–1705; bombast + -ic
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Synonym Study

Bombastic, flowery, pretentious, verbose all describe a use or a user of language more elaborate than is justified by or appropriate to the content being expressed. Bombastic suggests language with a theatricality or staginess of style far too powerful or declamatory for the meaning or sentiment being expressed: a bombastic sermon on the evils of cardplaying. Flowery describes language filled with extravagant images and ornate expressions: a flowery eulogy. Pretentious refers specifically to language that is purposely inflated in an effort to impress: a pretentious essay designed to demonstrate one's sophistication. Verbose characterizes utterances or speakers that use more words than necessary to express an idea: a verbose speech, speaker.
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While much of the program is under wraps, the rehearsals suggested a bombastic mix of festival-primed classical music and big swings across nearly every other genre at Coachella.

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Writing in the Guardian, Lisa Wright awarded it four stars, praising its "poignant moments", while The Telegraph's Neil McCormick gave it five stars, calling it a "glorious return to his bombastic, melodious 1970s pomp".

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US Border Patrol released the images in an online video with a bombastic choral soundtrack and the warning: "If you cross illegally, you will be removed."

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While liberals publicly mocked Trump for his bombastic statements, they believed it to be empty rhetoric, with little bearing on their lives.

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Before this meeting it was unclear how the Labour leader's serious and sober demeanour would go down with the bombastic American president.

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