What does "bombasted" mean?

simple past and past participle of bombast

What is a synonym for "bombasted"?

Common synonyms include: fustian, fustian, highfalutin, absurdity, amphigory, aureate.

Bombasted

verb

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Verb

1
simple past and past participle of bombast form-of, participle, past
"That ill-made doublet of green cloth must be exchanged for one of velvet slashed in the Venetian style like mine own, with hose stuffed and bombasted according to the mode."

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fustian fustian highfalutin absurdity amphigory aureate

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"That ill-made doublet of green cloth must be exchanged for one of velvet slashed in the Venetian style like mine own, with hose stuffed and bombasted according to the mode."

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