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BOMBASTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Ostentatiously lofty in style

Example:

tumid political prose

Synonyms:

bombastic; declamatory; large; orotund; tumid; turgid

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Adjectives

Similar:

rhetorical (given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought)

Derivation:

bombast (pompous or pretentious talk or writing)

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