Bombastic \Bom*bas"tic\ (b[o^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k or b[u^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k), Bombastical \Bom*bas"tic*al\, a. Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. -- {Bom*bas"tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Syn: Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent. [1913 Webster]