bombastic
adjectiveUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
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Using grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsUnreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsUsing exaggerated flattery or submissive attention to gain favor.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsExcessively eager to please through flattery and deference.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsExaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsUsing excessive flattery toward an influential person.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsSwollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.
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