A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. --Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bombastically — adverb 1. in a turgid manner he lectured bombastically about his theories • Syn: ↑turgidly • Derived from adjective: ↑bombastic, ↑turgid (for: ↑turgidly) 2. in a gra … Useful english dictionary
bombastically — bombastic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ grandiose but with little meaning. DERIVATIVES bombastically adverb … English terms dictionary
bombastically — adverb see bombastic … New Collegiate Dictionary
bombastically — See bombaster. * * * … Universalium
bombastically — adverb In a bombastic manner … Wiktionary
bombastically — adv. in an exaggerated manner, in an inflated manner … English contemporary dictionary
bombastically — bom·bas·ti·cal·ly … English syllables
bombastic — bombastically, adv. /bom bas tik/, adj. (of speech, writing, etc.) high sounding; high flown; inflated; pretentious. Also, bombastical. [1695 1705; BOMBAST + IC] Syn. pompous, grandiloquent, turgid, florid, grandiose. BOMBASTIC, FLOWERY,… … Universalium
turgidly — adverb in a turgid manner he lectured bombastically about his theories • Syn: ↑bombastically • Derived from adjective: ↑bombastic (for: ↑bombastically), ↑turgid … Useful english dictionary
grandiosely — adverb in a grandiose manner the building was bombastically spacious • Syn: ↑bombastically • Derived from adjective: ↑grandiose … Useful english dictionary
