bombastic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bombast /ˈbɒmbast/
noun high-sounding language with little meaning.
– derivatives
bombastic /bɒmˈbastɪk/ adjective,
bombastically adverb.
– origin C16 (denoting cotton wool used as padding, later used figuratively): from OFr. bombace, from med. L. bombax, bombac-, alt. of bombyx ‘silkworm’.
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