/
ˈbɒmbast/
n.
high-sounding language with little meaning.
Derivative
- bombastic
/bɒmˈbastɪk/
adj. - bombastically adv.
Etymology
C16 (denoting cotton wool used as padding, later used figuratively): from OFr. bombace, from med. L. bombax, bombac-, alt. of bombyx ‘silkworm’.
