HyperDic: bombastic

English > 1 sense of the word *bombastic*:
ADJECTIVE	all	bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid	ostentatiously lofty in style

bombastic > pronunciation
Sounds	baambae'stihk
Rhymes	academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk...

English > *bombastic*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	ostentatiously lofty in style.
Synonyms	declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
Broader	rhetorical	Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Spanish	bombástico, declamatorio, enfático, hinchado
Catalan	declamatori, emfàtic, inflat
Nouns	bombast	pompous or pretentious talk or writing
Adverbs	bombastically	in a turgid manner