bombast

7 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. n. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. Source: opted
2. n. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding. Source: opted
3. n. Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian. Source: opted
4. a. High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic. Source: opted
5. v. t. To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate. Source: opted
6. n. pompous or pretentious talk or writing Source: wordnet
7. n:100 n. pompous or pretentious talk or writing Source: ecdict

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