|
|
bom·bas·tic
 bombastic
|
|
- pronunciation:
- bam
bae
stihk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
overblown or pretentious, as speech, writing, or a person speaking or writing in this way.
The politician's bombastic speech was ridiculed in the press.- similar words:
- orotund, pompous, portentous, pretentious, superlative
|
| related words: |
big, grandiose, ostentatious, wordy |
|
|
|
|
| derivation: |
bombastically (adv.) |
|
|