nonbombastic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ bombastic

Adjective[edit]

nonbombastic (not comparable)

  1. Not bombastic.
    • 2009 February 15, Simon Romero, “Chávez Says He’d Talk With Obama ‘Any Day’”, in New York Times[1]:
      The Obama administration seems to have adopted a nonbombastic approach to dealing with Venezuela, even as it was faced with questions over a referendum campaign here which had been marked by attacks by pro-Chávez partisans on institutions viewed as critical of Mr. Chávez, like the Israeli Embassy and the Vatican ’s diplomatic mission, and threats against prominent opponents of the president.