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bombastic

/bɒmˈbæstɪk/bahm-BA-stik
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/bɑmˈbæstɪk/bahm-BA-stik

Meaningfull of bombast

Common meaning: pompous and inflated in speech

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Journey through time

  1. Greekbombyx‘silk or silkworm’source
  2. Italianbambagio‘cotton’source
  3. Late Latinbombax‘cotton’source
  4. Englishbombast‘overblown or pompous language’
  5. Englishformed in English from bombastbombastic‘pompous and inflated in speech’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from bombast + -ic.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), BOMBAST, p.70 · scan

Source words

  • bombyx Greek · source word “silk or silkworm”

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