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bombastic

/bɑmˈbæs.tɪk/ adjective C2
  1. showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  2. High‐sounding but with little meaning.
  3. Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top. (colloquial)
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