boursouflé — meaning in English

English meaning

• bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
• puffy adjective Swollen or rounded in shape, as if filled with air.

Senses

boursouflé 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
• puffy Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.

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.

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