: 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
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Levin’s lunch with Trump is a testament to the bombastic radio and TV host’s wide influence on the right.—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 Months later, Musk's bombastic plan to slash the bureaucracy has been blunted by a flurry of legal challenges that allege DOGE overstepped its authority, circumvented privacy laws, and disregarded protocols for shrinking the workforce.—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 16 June 2025 Brewer’s Duke exudes a bombastic attitude with a self importance that exceeds his actual necessity outside of his finances.—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025 Since then, though, it’s been one injury after another for one of the NFL’s most bombastic players.—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bombastic
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