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bombastically

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bom·bast  (bmbst)
n.
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
[Alteration of obsolete bombace, cotton padding, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bombax, bombac-, cotton; see bombazine.]
bombaster n.
bom·bastic adj.
bom·basti·cal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.bombastically - in a turgid mannerbombastically - in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his theories"
turgidly
2.bombastically - in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious"
grandiosely
Translations
bombastically [bɒmˈbæstɪklɪ] ADV → rimbombantemente
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