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Keywords: pompous, overblown, pretentious, talk, writing

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Pompous or overblown language.

Keywords: pad, magniloquent, fustian, inflate, extravagant

Originally, cotton, or cotton wool.

Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing; padding.

Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.