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