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Definition of bombastik in German English dictionary
- bombast
- Originally, cotton, or cotton wool
- {n} fustian, big empty words
- {a} high-sounding, fulsome
- inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
- {i} trite cliches, hackneyed expressions, empty words
- Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding
- pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate
- Fig
- High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian
- Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian
- High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic
- disapproval Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. There was no bombast or conceit in his speech. = pomposity