bombastic

adjective

bom·​bas·​tic bäm-ˈba-stik How to pronounce bombastic (audio)
: 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
bombastically adverb

Examples of bombastic in a Sentence

a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Your bombastic attacks on the free press are, at best, unflattering — and at worst, undermine a core tenet of democracy. Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025 So, for his debut LP, Frankie Grande took some of his darker thoughts, blended them with a series of bombastic dance-pop beats and created Hotel Rock Bottom, an often earnest, occasionally campy tabelau of personal highs, lows and all the moments that come in between. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 27 June 2025 Throughout the campaign, the pair has not tried to dominate one another, but has instead employed a politics of collaboration in order to fend off the bombastic former governor and serial harasser, Andrew Cuomo. Steven W. Thrasher june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 Against the song’s bombastic production, Lorde details the ghastly side of starvation, including rotten teeth and shattered mirrors. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bombastic

Word History

Etymology

bombast + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bombastic was in 1660

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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombastic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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