pompatyczny — meaning in English

English meaning

• bombastic adj Using showy, elaborate language to sound impressive.
• stilted adj Standing or built on stilts, or on something similar.

Senses

pompatyczny 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
• stilted (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

bombastic — full definition

1. adj Using showy, elaborate language to sound impressive.
2. adj Sounding grand and important while actually meaning very little.
3. adj Loud, forceful and exaggerated in style; over the top.
4. adj Puffed up or filled out more than it needs to be.

stilted — full definition

1. adj Standing or built on stilts, or on something similar.
2. adj Sounding stiff, unnatural and overly formal, rather than easy and relaxed.
3. adj Describing an arch, vault or building held up on supporting posts, with its main part raised higher than usual.

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