bombastic
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom bombast (“padding, stuffing”) + -ic, 18th century. Sense evolution possibly influenced by unrelated bomb and bombard; see also bombard phrase.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /bɑmˈbæs.tɪk/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
editbombastic (comparative more bombastic, superlative most bombastic)
- (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:verbose, Thesaurus:arrogant
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:concise
- High-sounding but with little meaning.
- (archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → French: bombastique
- → Portuguese: bombástico
- → Spanish: bombástico
Translations
editpompous or overly wordy
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high-sounding but with little meaning
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inflated, overfilled
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Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German bombastisch.
Adjective
editbombastic m or n (feminine singular bombastică, masculine plural bombastici, feminine and neuter plural bombastice)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | bombastic | bombastică | bombastici | bombastice | |||
definite | bombasticul | bombastica | bombasticii | bombasticele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | bombastic | bombastice | bombastici | bombastice | |||
definite | bombasticului | bombasticei | bombasticilor | bombasticelor |
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