ALL meanings of bombastic
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B b - adjective bombastic 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. 3
- adjective bombastic using or characterized by high-sounding but unimportant or meaningless language; pompous; grandiloquent 3
- adjective bombastic overblown, pretentious 1
- adjective bombastic (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. 1
- adjective bombastic (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous. 0
- adjective bombastic High-sounding but with little meaning. 0
- adjective bombastic (archaic) Inflated, overfilled. 0