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bombastic:
- aufgeblasen; bombastisch; geschwollen; schwülstig; pathetisch; theatralisch; hochtrabend; prahlerisch; großsprecherisch; dicktuerisch
Wiktionary:
- bombastic → bombastisch
- bombastic → bombastisch

English

Detailed Translations for bombastic from English to German

bombastic:

bombastic adj

bombastic (pompous; grandiloquent; swolen headed)
aufgeblasen; bombastisch; geschwollen; schwülstig; pathetisch; theatralisch; hochtrabend
- aufgeblasen adj
- bombastisch adj
- geschwollen adj
- schwülstig adj
- pathetisch adj
- theatralisch adj
- hochtrabend adj
bombastic
prahlerisch; großsprecherisch; dicktuerisch
- prahlerisch adj
- großsprecherisch adj
- dicktuerisch adj

Translation Matrix for bombastic:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	declamatory; large; orotund; tumid; turgid
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	high-flown; inflated
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
aufgeblasen	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed	arrogant; blatant; boastful; flaunting; haughty; inflated; lah-di-dah; loud; obvious; overweening; proud; showy
bombastisch	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed
dicktuerisch	bombastic	boastful; boasting; bragging; grandiloquent
geschwollen	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed	bloated; stuffed animal; swollen; turgid
großsprecherisch	bombastic	boastful; boasting; bragging; flaunting; grandiloquent; showing
hochtrabend	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed	bumptious; conceited; foppish; swanky
pathetisch	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed	melodramatic; pathetic
prahlerisch	bombastic	boastful; boasting; bragging; grandiloquent
schwülstig	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed	affected; exaggerated; excessive; exorbitant; immoderate; overdone; stuffed animal; theatrical
theatralisch	bombastic; grandiloquent; pompous; swolen headed	affected; exaggerated; excessive; exorbitant; immoderate; overdone; theatrical

Synonyms for "bombastic":

declamatory; large; orotund; tumid; turgid; rhetorical

Related Definitions for "bombastic":

ostentatiously lofty in style¹

Wiktionary Translations for bombastic:

bombastic

adjective

inflated, overfilled
- bombastic → bombastisch
pompous or overly wordy
- bombastic → bombastisch
high-sounding but with little meaning
- bombastic → bombastisch

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• bombastic	→ bombastisch	↔ bombastique — explosif, fort comme une bombe

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