bombastic

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Adjective bombastic has 1 sense

bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
Antonym: unrhetorical (indirect, via rhetorical)

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Bombastic

Definition:

Adjective

1. (of speech, writing, or a person) high-sounding; marked by a pretentious or inflated style.

2. (of music) characterized by a loud, powerful, and energetic sound.

Examples:

1. His bombastic speech failed to win over the audience.

2. The bombastic novel was filled with extravagant descriptions.

3. The bombastic rock concert left the crowd exhilarated.

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