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(bŏm*bs"tĭk or bŬm*bs"tĭk), Bom·bas·tic·al a.

Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. -- Bom·bas·tic·al·ly, adv.

A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology.
Burke.

Syn. -- Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.


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Definition: pompous, grandiloquent
Antonyms: humble, quiet, reserved, restrained

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IN BRIEF: Boastful in speech or writing; pompous.

pronunciation The writer's bombastic, pompous style was a real turn-off for me.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bombastisk, hastemt, svulstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bombastisch

Français (French)
adj. - grandiloquent, ampoulé, pompeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bombastisch, schwülstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πομπώδης, στομφώδης

Italiano (Italian)
ampolloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bombástico, empolado (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
высокопарный, напыщенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rimbombante, altisonante, pomposo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bombastisk, svulstig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
夸大的, 言过其实的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 誇大的, 言過其實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 과장된, 허풍의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 誇大な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغالي, طنان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמלץ, מנופח, בומבסטי‬


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