How to pronounce bombastic
American English pronunciation
bom-BAS-tik
- IPA
- /bɑmˈbæstɪk/
- Syllables
- bom · BAS · tik (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What bombastic means
Full of big, showy words that say very little
In a sentence: The bombastic speech lasted an hour and said almost nothing.
Where it comes from: It comes from "bombast," and dates from the 1700s.
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