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Bombastic
Bombastic
bom·bas·tic
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(adjective)
marked by or given to speech or writing that is showy, given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means or using flowery or elaborate terms;
e.g. Her love song was indeed bombastic in its exaggerated, over-the-top lyrics.
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Gaseous
Gassy
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Bald
Demure
Direct
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Eloquent
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Lowly
Matter-of-fact
Meek
Modest
Plain
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Self-deprecatory
Stark
Straightforward
Unadorned
Unaffected
Unassertive
Unassuming
Unpretentious
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Assured
Biggety
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Cavalier
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Disdainful
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Elevated
Eloquent
Erudite
Florid
Flowery
Garrulous
Grandiose
Haughty
Hifalutin
High-flown
High-handed
High-hat
High-sounding
Highfalutin
Huffy
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Important
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Lordly
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Masterful
Ornate
Overweening
Peremptory
Pompous
Pontifical
Presumptuous
Pretentious
Prideful
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Toplofty
Towering
Tumid
Turgid
Uppity
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