English
Etymology
From term|bombast||padding, stuffing
Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/b�m�bæs.tɪk/
a|US IPA|/b��m�bæs.tʰɪk/
audio|en-us-bombastic.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|æstɪk
Adjective
en-adj
- context|of a person, their language or writing pompous|Pompous or overly wordy.
- High-sounding but with little meaning.
- archaic inflated|Inflated, overfilled.
Synonyms
sense|pompous or overly wordy blustering, grandiloquent, pompous, verbose
sense|inflated, overfilled inflated, turgid
Antonyms
sense|pompous or overly wordy concise, succinct
Related terms
bombast
bombaster
bombastically
Descendants
Spanish: bombástico
Translations
trans-top|pompous or overly wordy
trans-mid
Spanish: t-|es|bombástico|m, t-|es|rimbombante|m|f
trans-bottom
trans-top|inflated, overfilled
trans-mid
trans-bottom
io:bombastic
it:bombastic
fi:bombastic
te:bombastic
vi:bombastic
zh:bombastic
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