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Alt. of Bombastical

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  1. a. Alt. of Bombastical
  2. adj. ostentatiously lofty in style
  3. Characterized by bombast; highsounding; inflated. -- Bom*bas"tic*al*ly, adv. A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. Burke. Syn. -- Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.
  4. j:100 s. ostentatiously lofty in style