The Only Use
bombastic
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
(Edited)
- But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father's bombastic pressure,
p. 56.5bombastic = pompous or pretentious
Definitions:
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(1)
(bombastic) pompous or pretentious talk or writing
(often using difficult words in an attempt to make something sound more important than it is or to make the speaker sound more intelligent) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)