Bloviative

Quick meaning: Bloviative is an adjective meaning (very rare) Tending to bloviate.

Meaning

(very rare) Tending to bloviate.

Example Sentences

Throughout our mildly bloviative, sometimes animated exchange, I think we had made assumptions about each other that may have changed. At least for me they have.

Yeah, there's plenty of self-righteousness here, and it's all on your part. Getting all hot and bothered about meal allowances for traveling employees is about as bloviative as it gets.

Q. What is Mr. Frost's reputation here?—A. Well, it is not very savory. He is a noisy talking, bloviative, swearing, rearing, tearing sort of a fellow. If I thought he was a truthteller I should think I was a pretty bad fellow myself , from what he has said about me.

[…] and used it to acquire something odd for my collection of gargantuan gasbags (dirigibles, non-round balloons, and perturbingly plump politicians of a bloviative bent)—an artillery spotting balloon from the Russo-Japanese War, which Geoff found and recommended to me.

Related Words

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