| bombastic /bɒmˈbastɪk/ |
7 дней назад · forceful and confident in a way that is intended to be very powerful and impressive, but may not have much real meaning or effect:. |
6 дней назад · : marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous, ... |
If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning ... |
Bombastic evolved as an adjective to describe something (or someone!) that is overly wordy, pompous, or pretentious. |
adjective (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. Synonyms: grandiose, florid, turgid, grandiloquent, pompous. |
(of somebody's words) sounding important but having little meaning and used to impress people. bombastic language; a bombastic speaker. |
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective bombastic. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. |
Bombastic, which means marked by or given to pretentious inflated speech or writing, sure looks like a derivative of the word bomb. |
20 нояб. 2023 г. · Bombastic comes from the noun bombast, which means “pompous speech; pretentious words.” Bombast came into English from Middle French around 1560 ... |
Synonyms: grandiloquent, pompous, pretentious, windy, padded, inflated, magniloquent, tumid, turgid, verbose, wordy, flowery. |
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