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bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated
Synonyms
Antonyms
- simple
- modest
- understated
bombastic in a sentence
The politician's bombastic speech impressed no one.
The politician's bombastic speech impressed no one.
Where it comes from
From Greek bombyx 'silk, padding'
Memory hook
BOMBASTIC speech drops BOMBS of empty big words.
Read it in context
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