bombast

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Synonyms: bumbast, bombas

Antonyms: bumbast, bombas

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[cotton#Noun|Cotton]], or [[cotton wool]].
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} Cotton, or any soft, [[fibrous]] material, used as [[stuffing#Noun|stuffing]] for [[garment]]s; stuffing, [[padding#Noun|padding]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[high-sounding|High-sounding]] words; [[language]] above the [[dignity]] of the [[occasion#Noun|occasion]]; a [[pompous]] or [[ostentatious]] manner of writing or speaking.

Verb

1. To [[swell#Verb|swell]] or [[fill out]]; to [[inflate]], to [[pad#Verb|pad]].
2. To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.

Adjective

1. Big without meaning, or high-sounding; [[bombastic]], [[inflated#Adjective|inflated]]; [[magniloquent]].

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