bombastic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Descendants 1.3.5 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From bombast (“‘padding, stuffing’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/, SAMPA: /bQm"b{s.tIk/
• (US) IPA: /bɑmˈbæs.tʰɪk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æstɪk

[edit] Adjective

bombastic (comparative more bombastic, superlative most bombastic)

1. (of a person, their language or writing) Pompous or overly wordy.
2. High-sounding but with little meaning.
3. (archaic) Inflated, overfilled.

[edit] Synonyms

• (pompous or overly wordy): blustering, grandiloquent, pompous, verbose, florid
• (inflated, overfilled): inflated, turgid

[edit] Antonyms

• (pompous or overly wordy): concise, succinct

[edit] Related terms

• bombast
• bombaster
• bombastically

[edit] Descendants

• Spanish: bombástico

[edit] Translations