bombast
noun
speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words.
Example Sentences
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Mostly in cultural criticism, the writer does that in private and then presents the results to the reader – often bombastically.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2016
It was hosted by CNN, and the presentation was so bombastically stupid that it was almost condescending.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2016
Instead of the conventional opening credits, Reese and Wernick come up with a stream of tongue-in-cheek items, with on-screen type bombastically proclaiming "directed by an overpaid tool" and "written by the real heroes here."
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2016
It’s interesting that the bombastically titled foreign film “The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out a Window and Disappeared” made the cut above “Black Mass.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2016
The army was formed into three divisions, somewhat bombastically styled “right wing,” “left wing,” and “centre.”
From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid
