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bombast

[ bom-bast ]

noun

  1. speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
  2. Obsolete. cotton or other material used to stuff garments; padding.


adjective

  1. Obsolete. bombastic.

bombast

/ 藞产蓲尘产忙蝉迟 /

noun

  1. pompous and grandiloquent language
  2. obsolete.
    material used for padding
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 产辞尘藞产补蝉迟颈肠, adjective
  • 产辞尘藞产补蝉迟颈肠ally, adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bombast1

1560鈥70; earlier bombace padding < Middle French < Medieval Latin 产辞尘产腻肠别尘, accusative of 产辞尘产腻虫; bombax family
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bombast1

C16: from Old French bombace , from Medieval Latin 产辞尘产腻虫 cotton; see bombacaceous
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I'm not saying that bombast is automatically brainless.

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As Trump crosses the line from ignorant bombast to dangerous, Fox News will eventually have to abandon him, given his lame duck status.

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Carter may have lacked Trump's bombast and charisma but made up for that with a sincerity and substance that we are guaranteed to sorely miss in the years ahead.

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When Trump comes riding six white horses as he gallops back into the White House, he will have a young, inexperienced adult known for bombast speaking for him.

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The hope among many in Mexico is that, once in office, Trump鈥檚 actions will prove less harsh than his campaign bombast.

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