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bombastic

/bɑːmˈbæs.tɪk/
bom · bas · tic
Adverb:bombastically
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1

High-sounding and inflated in language or style, but with little actual meaning or substance; pompous and overblown.

Example

"The candidate's bombastic rhetoric failed to convince voters who were looking for practical policy solutions."

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• Rhymes for bombastic

• Nearby Words

bombard
bombardier
bombardment
bombastic
bombastically
bombax
bombay

Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the 16th-century noun 'bombast,' which originally referred to raw cotton used as padding or stuffing in garments, from Old French 'bombace' and Late Latin 'bombax' (cotton). The sense soon shifted metaphorically to describe speech or writing that is 'stuffed' with grandiose, empty words.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Bombastic. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/bombastic
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