bombastic

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /bɒmˈbæs.tɪk/    美 /bɑmˈbæs.tɪk/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
    — Dorsett came up the stairs, buggy whip in hand. He bustled into the office in his usual self‐important way. Frank noticed that the old clerk sat down on him promptly. He was not one bit impressed with the bombastic visitor from Greenville.
  2. High‐sounding but with little meaning.
  3. Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top. colloquial
  4. Inflated, overfilled. archaic

词形变化

more bombastic comparative most bombastic superlative bombastical alternative,archaic bombastick alternative,obsolete bumbastic alternative,obsolete bumbastical alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
fustian
衍生词
nonbombastic unbombastic
相关词
bombast bombaster bombastically

词源

From bombast (“padding, stuffing”) + -ic, 18th century. Sense evolution possibly influenced by unrelated bomb and bombard; see also bombard phrase.
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