bombastic
adjectiveUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Inflated in language
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adjectiveExaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Excessively inflated
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pompous
adjectiveExaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.
Inflated self-importance
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pontifical
adjectivePompous and dogmatic in expressing an opinion.
tumid
adjectiveSwollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.
Swollen
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