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Meanings of
bombastic
in anglès
Ostentatiously lofty in style.
large
turgid
declamatory
tumid
orotund
Related terms
rhetorical
Usage of
bombastic
in anglès
1
His
bombastic
home minister has become a leading voice of the cabinet.
2
Birdman, the most recent best picture winner, was
bombastic
and technically innovative.
3
Sala in cross-examination said to Lockwood in a
bombastic
,
inflated, Adelphi-drama style:
4
It moves with a livelier, more life-like rhythm; it is less
bombastic
.
5
He came out swinging hard again on his
bombastic
US presidential campaign.
6
Drums are cumbersome instruments, drummers get attention by being loud and
bombastic
.
7
At the moment I was inclined to laugh at such
bombastic
assertion.
8
Her works are attractive and singable without ever becoming overswollen or
bombastic
.
9
They say that he lacked inspiration, and was vulgar,
bombastic
,
and grandiloquent.
10
If you find it bad,
bombastic
,
mistaken, tell me so without hesitation.
11
How many backs bowed low, how softly
bombastic
,
high-sounding words were murmured!
12
But certainly from their perspective there was no confidence or
bombastic
in character.
13
However, these fears were dismissed in
bombastic
fashion by DStv executives.
14
It was a
bombastic
statement, and Peyton wondered if he really meant it.
15
The little Belgian was too
bombastic
to win their confidence in his judgment.
16
The larger-than-life Ellison, like Musk, is known for making
bombastic
,
brash public comments.
Other examples for "bombastic"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
bombastic
Adjective
Frequent collocations
bombastic style
bombastic rhetoric
more bombastic
bombastic nonsense
so bombastic
More collocations
Bombastic
through the time
Bombastic
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common