bombastically

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bombastically - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bombastic \Bom*bas"tic\ (b[o^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k or
     b[u^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k), Bombastical \Bom*bas"tic*al\, a.
     Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. --
     Bom*bas"tic*al*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. --Burke.
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     Syn: Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.
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bombastically - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bombastically
      adv 1: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his
             theories" [syn: turgidly, bombastically]
      2: in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically
         spacious" [syn: bombastically, grandiosely]