BOMBASTIC
bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style; āa man given to large talkā; ātumid political proseā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bombastic (comparative more bombastic, superlative most bombastic)
(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
High-sounding but with little meaning.
(archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
Synonyms: inflated, turgid
Antonyms
• (pompous or overly wordy): See Thesaurus:concise
Source: Wiktionary
Bom*bas"tic, Bom*bas"tic*al, a.
Definition: Characterized by bombast; highsounding; inflated.
– Bom*bas"tic*al*ly, adv. A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke.
Syn.
– Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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