ampuloso — meaning in English

English meaning

• bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
• turgid adj Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

Senses

ampuloso 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
• turgid (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

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.

turgid — full definition

1. adj Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
2. adj Of a river, inundated with excess water as from a flood; swollen.
3. adj Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

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