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превзет — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  • highfalutin adj Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • mannered adj Having a particular, often exaggerated or artificial, style of behaving or performing.
  • pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.
  • prim adj Stiffly formal, neat, and overly proper in manner or appearance.
  • prissy adj Excessively prim, fussy, or particular about small details.
  • prudish adj Overly modest or easily shocked, especially about sexual matters.

Senses

превзет is used for these senses in English:

  • bombastic (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  • highfalutin (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • mannered (often, in combination) Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
  • mincing Affectedly dainty.
  • pretentious Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
  • prim (by extension) Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.
  • prissy Prim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
  • prudish Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

bombastic — full definition

  1. adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  2. adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
  3. adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
  4. adj Inflated, overfilled.

Related Bulgarian words