different between oratorical vs bombastic
oratorical
English
Adjective
oratorical (not comparable)
- of, or relating to oratory or an orator.
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bombastic
English
Alternative forms
- bombastical (archaic)
- bombastick (obsolete)
- bumbastic, bumbastical (obsolete)
Etymology
18th century, from bombast (“padding, stuffing”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b?m?bæs.t?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /b?m?bæs.t??k/
- Rhymes: -æst?k
Adjective
bombastic (comparative more bombastic, superlative most bombastic)
- (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
- See Thesaurus:verbose or Thesaurus:arrogant
- High-sounding but with little meaning.
- (archaic) Inflated, overfilled.
- Synonyms: inflated, turgid
Antonyms
- (pompous or overly wordy): See Thesaurus:concise
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From German bombastisch
Adjective
bombastic m or n (feminine singular bombastic?, masculine plural bombastici, feminine and neuter plural bombastice)
- bombastic
Declension
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