bombastry

noun

Etymology

From bombast + -ry.

  1. derived from pmbk' — “cotton
  2. derived from βόμβυξ — “silkworm
  3. derived from bombax — “cotton
  4. derived from bombace — “cotton, cotton wadding
  5. suffixed as bombastry — “bombast + ry

Definitions

  1. Bombastic language

    Bombastic language; bombast.

The neighborhood

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