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bombastic Definition


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bombast
noun
    1. Pretentious, boastful or insincere words having little real force or meaning.
      Thesaurus: bluster, braggadocio, grandiloquence, pomposity, pretentiousness, rant, fustian, drivel, nonsense; Antonym: reserve, restraint.
Derivative: bombastic
adj
    Said of language, etc: sounding impressive but insincere or meaningless.
      Thesaurus: pompous, grandiose, high-flown, inflated, turgid, verbose, ostentatious, declamatory.
Derivative: bombastically
adverb
    Etymology: 16c, originally meaning ‘cotton padding or wadding': ultimately from Greek bombyx silk.



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