Bombastic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Bombastic is an adjective meaning (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
Meaning
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
More Meanings
- High‐sounding but with little meaning.
- (colloquial) Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
- (archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
Example Sentences
Dorsett came up the stairs, buggy whip in hand. He bustled into the office in his usual self‐important way. Frank noticed that the old clerk sat down on him promptly. He was not one bit impressed with the bombastic visitor from Greenville.
Word Forms
- bombastical
- bombastick
Synonyms for bombastic
Depending on context, synonyms include fustian, circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic.
Antonyms for bombastic
Common opposites include brief, concise, crisp, laconic, lapidary, short-winded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include large, declamatory, orotund, rhetorical, tumid, turgid.
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