bombast
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Bombast, loudness, and nastiness play well as TV tough, but impress no one in the genuinely tough world of international relations.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2016
Bombast, stupid comments, idiotic comments are not enough to win an election,” Paul said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2015
Bombast and eccentricity are almost articles of faith.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2015
Bombast without an audience is a hollow thing indeed.
From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2012
Bombast, bom′-, bum′bast, n. inflated or high-sounding language: originally cotton or any soft material used for stuffing garments.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Vocabulary lists containing bombast
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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Vocabulary Heard at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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