Bombastic

Bombastic
Bombastic Bom*bas"tic (b[o^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k or b[u^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k), Bombastical Bom*bas"tic*al, a. Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. -- {Bom*bas"tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent. [1913 Webster]


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  • bombastic — BOMBÁSTIC, Ă, bombastici, ce, adj. (Despre vorbe, stil etc.; adesea adverbial) Umflat, emfatic, pretenţios. – Din germ. bombastisch. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Bombastic ≠ abscons, simplu, sobru Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • bombastic — (adj.) 1704, inflated, from BOMBAST (Cf. bombast) + IC (Cf. ic). Meaning given to bombastic language is from 1727 …   Etymology dictionary

  • bombastic — [bäm bas′tik] adj. using or characterized by high sounding but unimportant or meaningless language; pompous; grandiloquent bombastically adv. SYN. BOMBASTIC refers to speech or writing that is pompous and inflated and suggests extravagant verbal… …   English World dictionary

  • bombastic — index flatulent, fustian, grandiose, orotund, pretentious (pompous), prolix, turgid Burton s Legal Thesau …   Law dictionary

  • bombastic — grandiloquent, magniloquent, *rhetorical, aureate, flowery, euphuistic Analogous words: *inflated, turgid, tumid: verbose, diffuse, *wordy: eloquent, voluble, fluent, articulate, *vocal Contrasted words: temperate, unimpassioned, *sober: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bombastic — [adj] pompous, grandiloquent aureate, balderdash, big talking*, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, full of hot air*, fustian, grandiose, highfalutin*, high flown, histrionic, inflated, loudmouthed, magniloquent, orotund, ostentatious, overblown,… …   New thesaurus

  • bombastic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ grandiose but with little meaning. DERIVATIVES bombastically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • bombastic — bombastically, adv. /bom bas tik/, adj. (of speech, writing, etc.) high sounding; high flown; inflated; pretentious. Also, bombastical. [1695 1705; BOMBAST + IC] Syn. pompous, grandiloquent, turgid, florid, grandiose. BOMBASTIC, FLOWERY,… …   Universalium

  • bombastic — bom|bas|tic [bɔmˈbæstık US ba:m ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: bombast bombastic language (16 21 centuries), from Old French bombace soft material for filling something , from Medieval Latin bombax cotton ] bombastic language contains long words …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bombastic — [[t]bɒ̱mbæ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (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… …   English dictionary

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