as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district
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Recent Examples of bombastic
Yes, Macross Plus has the bombastic plot and pacing, but Macross Zero had the nuanced spiritual take that underpinned almost every other entry of the Macross saga.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Richard Patrick’s score tends toward a thundering intensity the unpersuasive dramatics don’t justify, its bombastic approach extending to no less than three clodhopping rawk tunes under the closing credits.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
After a quick final shootout outside the hospital (not as bombastic as shootouts of other episodes but no less urban-Westerny in atmosphere — way to slip one in there), Ray sees his final vision of Mina — his spiritual partner on the other side of the investigation.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
That's not to say that Vigilantes is entirely without its big, bombastic action scenes.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Richard Patrick’s score tends toward a thundering intensity the unpersuasive dramatics don’t justify, its bombastic approach extending to no less than three clodhopping rawk tunes under the closing credits.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
After a quick final shootout outside the hospital (not as bombastic as shootouts of other episodes but no less urban-Westerny in atmosphere — way to slip one in there), Ray sees his final vision of Mina — his spiritual partner on the other side of the investigation.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
That's not to say that Vigilantes is entirely without its big, bombastic action scenes.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Bombastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombastic. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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