: marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast: pompous, overblown
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Advertising was bombastic, aggressive, loud and macho.—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 His bombastic claims aside, Trump inherited a solid economy that had grown steadily despite high interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve to fight inflation.—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025 But the echoes of ’70s Queen at their most bombastic and the early ’00s style dance-break, which allows Adonxs to embrace his inner Jennifer Lopez, ensures it just about avoids such territory.
29.—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025 The result is a work of quiet defeats and bombastic thrills, dancing around one another until their proximity becomes overwhelming.—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bombastic
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