Word: bombastic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: bom
bas
tic
Definition: showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
Morphemes:
Affix: bombast
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βόμβυξ
Language: grc
Decoded: bombux
Meaning: silkworm
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to