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bombastic
[ bom-bas-tik ]
adjective
- (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Other 51Թ Forms
- dz·t·· adverb
- ܲbdz·t adjective
- undz·t·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bombastic1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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".
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."
While liberals publicly mocked Trump for his bombastic statements, they believed it to be empty rhetoric, with little bearing on their lives.
Before this meeting it was unclear how the Labour leader's serious and sober demeanour would go down with the bombastic American president.
The bombastic owner of the New York Yankees was convicted and fined, but not imprisoned, for making illegal contributions to Nixon’s 1972 campaign.
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