bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style; “a man given to large talk”; “tumid political prose”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
declamatory (comparative more declamatory, superlative most declamatory)
Having the quality of a declamation.
Pretentiously lofty in style; bombastic.
Source: Wiktionary
De*clam"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. declamatorius: cf. F. déclamatoire.]
1. Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme.
2. Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
