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  • 1 tumeō

        tumeō —, —, ēre    [1 TV-], to swell, be swollen, be tumid, puff out, be inflated: corpus tumet veneno, O.: pedes, V.: gemma in tenero palmite, O.: multo sacci hordeo, Ph.: cuius aceto tumes? Iu. —Fig., to swell, be swollen, be excited, be violent, rage: sapientis animus numquam tumet: multis gentibus irā tumentibus, L.: pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument, V.: tument negotia, are in a ferment: Bella tument, O.— To be puffed up, swell: Tumens graculus superbiā, Ph.: longā serie Caesarum, Ta.: alto stemmate, Iu.: Laudis amore tumes, H.—Of language, to be pompous, be bombastic, Ta.
    * * *
    tumere, -, - V
    swell, become inflated; be puffed up; be bombastic; be swollen with conceit

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  • 2 tumidus

    tŭmĭdus, a, um, adj. [tumeo], swollen, swelling, rising high, protuberant, tumid (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    membrum tumidum ac turgidum,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 9, 19:

    serpens inflato collo, tumidis cervicibus,

    id. Vatin. 2, 4:

    Python,

    Ov. M. 1, 460:

    Echidnae,

    id. ib. 10, 313:

    venter,

    id. Am. 2, 14, 15:

    papillae,

    id. R. Am. 338:

    virginitas,

    i. e. with swelling breasts, Stat. Th. 2, 204:

    mare,

    Verg. A. 8, 671:

    aequor,

    id. ib. 3, 157; Ov. M. 14, 544:

    fluctus,

    id. ib. 11, 480:

    Nilus,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 48:

    vela,

    id. Ep. 2, 2, 201:

    montes,

    Ov. Am. 2, 16, 51:

    terrae Germaniae,

    Tac. A. 2, 23 Ritter; cf.

    Nipperd. ad loc. (Halm, umidis): crudi tumidique lavemur,

    i. e. swollen, stuffed with food, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 61.— Comp.:

    oculi,

    Cels. 2, 6:

    humus,

    Col. 4, 1, 3.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Swollen or swelling with passionate excitement; excited, incensed, enraged, exasperated; puffed up, elated, haughty, arrogant; restless, violent, ready to break out (mostly poet.; not in Cic.);

    with anger: tumida ex irā tum corda residunt,

    Verg. A. 6, 407:

    ōs,

    Hor. A. P. 94:

    es tumidus genitoris imagine falsi,

    Ov. M. 1, 754.—With pride, Ov. M. 8, 396; 8, 495; Hor. S. 1, 7, 7:

    sermo,

    id. ib. 2, 5, 98:

    minae,

    id. C. 4, 3, 8:

    cum tumidum est cor,

    i. e. swells with ambition, Hor. S. 2, 3, 213:

    tumidi minantur,

    swelling with rage, Stat. Achill. 1, 155:

    ingenia genti tumida,

    Just. 41, 3, 7:

    tumidae gentium inflataeque cervices,

    Flor. 4, 12, 2:

    quem tumidum ac sui jactantem et ambitiosum institorem eloquentiae videat,

    Quint. 11, 1, 50.— Sup.:

    (Alexander) tumidissimum animal,

    most arrogant, Sen. Ben. 2, 16, 2:

    Eridani tumidissimus accola Celtae,

    most seditious, Sil. 11, 25.—
    B.
    Of style, etc.
    1.
    Of the orator himself, bombastic, pompous:

    fiunt pro grandibus tumidi,

    Quint. 10, 2, 16:

    quem (Ciceronem) et suorum homines temporum incessere audebant ut tumidiorem, ut Asianum et redundantem,

    id. 12, 10, 12.—
    2.
    Of speech, inflated, turgid, tumid, bombastic:

    non negaverim et totam Asiae regionem inaniora parere ingenia et nostrorum tumidiorem sermonem esse,

    Liv. 45, 23, 16:

    quod alibi magnificum, tumidum alibi,

    Quint. 8, 3, 18:

    visus es mihi in scriptis meis annotasse quaedam ut tumida, quae ego sublimia arbitrabar,

    Plin. Ep. 9, 26, 5; 7, 12, 4; Quint. 8, 3, 13; 8, 3, 56; 2, 5, 10:

    sufflati atque tumidi,

    Gell. 7, 14, 5.— Comp.:

    tumidior sermo,

    Liv. 45, 23, 16:

    ut tibi tumidius videretur, quod est sonantius et elatius,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 12, 4:

    fuisset tumidius, si, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 28.—
    III.
    Act., puffing up, causing to swell:

    tumidoque inflatur carbasus Austro,

    Verg. A. 3, 357 Forbig. ad loc.:

    nec tumidos causabitur Euros,

    Ov. Am. 1, 9, 13.— Trop.:

    Qui nunc in tumidum jactando venit honorem,

    Prop. 2, 24, 31 (3, 16, 15) Paley ad loc.—Hence, adv.: tŭmĭdē (acc. to II. A.), haughtily, pompously:

    tumidissime dixit Murrhedius,

    Sen. Contr. 4, 25 fin.

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  • 3 ampullor

        ampullor —, —, ārī, dep.    [ampulla], to talk bombast, H.
    * * *
    ampullari, ampullatus sum V DEP
    use bombast, make use of a bombastic form of discourse

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  • 4 bullātus

        bullātus adj.    [bulla], wearing a bulla: heres, i. e. still a child, Iu.
    * * *
    bullata, bullatum ADJ
    bombastic; with bosses/knobs; wearing/decorated with bulla/childhood locket

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  • 5 īnflātus

        īnflātus adj. with comp.    [P. of inflo], swelled up, swollen, puffed up: serpens inflato collo: amnes, L.—Fig., puffed up, inflated, haughty, proud: animus: regis pollicitationibus, Cs.: promissis: iactatione, L.: his opinionibus animus, L.: iuvenis inflatior, L.
    * * *
    inflata -um, inflatior -or -us, inflatissimus -a -um ADJ
    inflated, puffed up; bombastic; turgid

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  • 6 īnflātus

        īnflātus ūs, m    [inflo], a blowing in, blast: (tibiae) si inflatum non recipiunt: primo inflatu tibicinis.—Fig., a breathing into, inspiration: divinus.
    * * *
    inflata -um, inflatior -or -us, inflatissimus -a -um ADJ
    inflated, puffed up; bombastic; turgid

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  • 7 turgeō

        turgeō —, —, ēre,    to swell out, be swollen, be tumid: turgentia ora (from the stings of hornets). O.: laeto in palmite gemmae, V.: sacculus pleno ore, Iu.—Fig., of speech, to be inflated, be turgid, be bombastic: professus grandia turget, H.
    * * *
    turgere, tursi, - V
    swell out, become swollen or tumid

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  • 8 Alpinus

    Alpīnus, a, um, adj. [id.], of or pertaining to the Alps, Alpine:

    rigor,

    Ov. M. 14, 794:

    nives,

    Verg. E. 19, 47: Padus, which rises among the Alps, Valgius ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 457:

    gentes,

    dwelling upon the Alps, Alpine people, Liv. 21, 43:

    Alpinus hostis,

    the Gauls who crossed the Alps and invaded Italy, Ov. F. 6, 358:

    Alpini mures,

    marmots, Plin. 8, 37, 55, § 132.—Horace, on account of a bombastic line of the poet M. Furius Bibaculus, in relation to the Alps (Juppiter hibernas canā nive conspuit Alpes), calls him jestingly Alpinus, S. 1, 10, 36; cf. id. 2, 5, 41; Weich. Poët. Latin. 334 sq.

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  • 9 ambitus

    1.
    ambītus, a, um, Part. of ambio.
    2.
    ambĭtus, ūs, m. [ambio].
    I.
    Lit. A going round, a moving round about, a revolution:

    cum se octo ambitus ad idem caput rettulerint,

    Cic. Tim. 9:

    aquae per amoenos ambitus agros,

    Hor. A. P. 17 (cf. ambio, II. A.):

    alligata mutuo ambitu (i. e. amplexu) corpora,

    Petr. 132:

    ambitu breviore luna currit quam sol,

    Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 86:

    saeculorum,

    Tac. A. 6, 28:

    verborum (i. e. ambages),

    Suet. Tib. 71.—
    II.
    Transf.
    A.
    Abstr. pro concr., a circuit, circle, circumference, periphery, edge of a circular object:

    ambitus parmae,

    Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 4:

    folia ambitu serrato,

    id. 25, 6, 30, § 66:

    castra lato ambitu,

    Tac. A. 1, 61; 4, 49:

    ambitus lacus,

    Suet. Claud. 21.— Trop., of discourse, periphrasis, circumlocution, = ambages:

    multos circa unam rem ambitus facere,

    Liv. 27, 27.—Hence, the open space left round a house:

    ambitus est quod circumeundo teritur,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 22 Müll.:

    P. Scaevola id solum esse ambitus aedium dixerit, quo etc.,

    Cic. Top. 4: ambitus proprie dicitur inter vicinorum aedificia locus duorum pedum et semipedis ad circumeundi facultatem relictus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 16 Müll. —Also, the small space around sepulchres, Dig. 47, 12, 5.—
    B.
    An unlawful striving for posts of honor, or canvassing for office; esp. by bribery (cf. ambitio, I.), prohibited by the Lex Calpurnia, Caecilia, Fabia, Julia, Licinia, Tullia de ambitu, against bribery, corruption, etc.:

    legem ambitus flagitāsti,

    Cic. Mur. 23:

    punire ambitum,

    id. ib. 32, 67; cf. Sall. C. 18, 2 Kritz:

    accusare aliquem ambitus,

    Cic. Clu. 41:

    deferre nomen alicujus de ambitu,

    id. Cael. 31:

    interrogare aliquem legibus ambitus,

    Sall. C. 18, 2:

    damnatus ambitus,

    Cic. Clu. 41:

    condemnare de ambitu,

    Suet. Caes. 41 al.:

    effusae ambitus largitiones,

    Nep. Att. 6.—
    C.
    In gen., the desire to make a display, ostentation, vanity, show, parade:

    relinque ambitum: tumida res est vana, ventosa,

    Sen. Ep. 84:

    proprius quidam intellegendi ambitus,

    Quint. 12, 10, 3.—Of speech, bombastic fulness, parade:

    imagine et ambitu rerum,

    Quint. 10, 1, 16 Fr.; id. Decl. 4 fin. —
    D.
    In rhet., a period:

    comprehensio et ambitus ille verborum (si sic periodum appellari placet),

    Cic. Brut. 44, 162; id. Or. 12; so id. ib. 50.

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  • 10 ampullor

    ampullor, ātus, 1, v. dep. [id. II.], to make use of a bombastic style of discourse, = lêkuthizô (prob. coined by Hor.):

    tragicā ampullatur in arte,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 14.

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  • 11 Appuleius

    Appŭlēius (also, Āpŭl-), i, m., the name of several Romans, among whom the most distinguished were,
    I.
    L. Appuleius Saturninus, a turbulent tribune of the people (about A.U.C. 653):

    post Gracchos eloquentissimus,

    Cic. Brut. 62, 224.—
    II.
    A native of Madaura, in Africa, who was a spirited and flowery, but sometimes bombastic writer of the second century. His principal work yet extant is called Metamorphoseon sive de Asino Aureo libri XI.; cf. Bähr, Lit. Gesch. p. 422 sq.; Teuffel, Rom. Lit. § 362.—Hence,
    III.
    Appŭlēius, a, um, adj., of Appuleius: lex, proposed by the tribune Appuleius, Cic. Balb. 21; id: Leg. 2, 6; Flor. 3, 16.

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  • 12 Asiani

    Ā̆sĭānus, a, um, adj., = Asianos.
    I.
    Asiatic, belonging to the Roman province of [p. 173] Asia:

    res,

    Liv. 31, 2.—Hence, subst.: Ā̆sĭāni,ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9; Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; Vulg. Act. 20, 4.—
    II.
    In rhet.: Ā̆sĭāni, orators who employ a peculiarly bombastic or redundant style (cf. Asiaticus, II.), Quint. 8 prooem. 17; 12, 10, 1; 12, 12, 16.—Hence, adv.: Ā̆sĭānē, in the Asiatic style:

    loqui,

    Quint. 12, 10, 17.

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  • 13 Asianus

    Ā̆sĭānus, a, um, adj., = Asianos.
    I.
    Asiatic, belonging to the Roman province of [p. 173] Asia:

    res,

    Liv. 31, 2.—Hence, subst.: Ā̆sĭāni,ōrum, m., the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9; Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; Vulg. Act. 20, 4.—
    II.
    In rhet.: Ā̆sĭāni, orators who employ a peculiarly bombastic or redundant style (cf. Asiaticus, II.), Quint. 8 prooem. 17; 12, 10, 1; 12, 12, 16.—Hence, adv.: Ā̆sĭānē, in the Asiatic style:

    loqui,

    Quint. 12, 10, 17.

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  • 14 Asiaticus

    Ā̆sĭātĭcus, a, um, adj., = Asiatikos, Asiatic.
    I.
    In gen.:

    bellum,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 7:

    mos,

    id. Or. 8, 27:

    creta,

    id. Fl. 16, 37:

    Graeci,

    id. ib. 25, 60:

    exercitus,

    Liv. 39, 6:

    mare,

    Plin. 5, 27, 28, § 102:

    Persica,

    a fruit from Asia, a kind of peach, id. 15, 12, 11, § 39; also absol.:

    Asiatica,

    Col. 10, 412:

    picturae genus,

    Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 75. —
    II.
    Esp. as rhet. t., Asiatic, bombaslic: genus dicendi, a bombastic style of discourse, peculiar to Asiatics, Cic. Brut. 95, 325:

    dictio,

    id. ib. 95, 325:

    oratores,

    id. ib. 13, 51; cf. id. Or. 8, 27, and Asianus, II.— Subst.: Ā̆sĭātĭcus, i, m., the surname of Cornelius Scipio, who conquered Antiochus, brother of Scipio Africanus, Liv. 37, 58; Gell. 7, 19; cf. Asiagenes.

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  • 15 bullatus

    bullātus, a, um, adj. [bulla].
    I.
    (Acc. to bulla, I. B.) Quickly passing; acc. to others, inflated, bombastic:

    nugae,

    Pers. 5, 19.—
    II.
    (Acc. to bulla, II.) Furnished with a boss or stud:

    cingulum,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 116 Müll.—Of the heavens, studded with stars:

    aether,

    Fulg. Myth. 1, p. 24 Munck. —
    III.
    (Acc. to bulla, III.) Wearing a bulla about the neck: puer, Scip. Afr. ap. Macr. S. 2, 10, 7:

    statua,

    of a child, Val. Max. 3, 1, 1:

    heres,

    yet a child, Juv. 14, 5; cf. Petr. 60, 8.

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  • 16 flo

    flo, flāvi, flātum, 1, v. n. and a. [root fla-; Gr. ek-phlainô, to stream forth; phlasmos, vain-glorying; hence, Lat. flatus, flabrum, etc., flos, flōreo, Flōra; Germ. blasen, blähen;

    Eng. blow, bloom, blast, etc.,

    Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 301; cf. Grimm, Wörterb. s. v. blähen, blasen].
    I.
    Neutr., to blow (class.; cf.:

    spiro, halo): belle nobis flavit ab Epiro lenissimus ventus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1:

    corus ventus in his locis flare consuevit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 7, 3; id. B. C. 3, 25, 1; 3, 26 fin.; Quint. 12, 10, 67; Ov. M. 7, 664:

    Etesiae contra fluvium flantes,

    Lucr. 6, 717:

    quinam flaturi sint venti,

    Plin. 3, 9, 14, § 94:

    inflexo Berecynthia tibia cornu Flabit,

    will blow, sound, Ov. F. 4, 181.—Prov.: simul flare sorbereque haud factu facile'st: ego hic esse et illic simitu hau potui, i. e. to do two opposite things at once, as we say, to blow hot and cold with the same breath, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 104.—
    II.
    Act., to blow, blow at, blow out, blow up, or blow away (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.).
    A.
    Lit.:

    hieme anima, quae flatur, omnium apparet,

    which is emitted, Varr. L. L. 6, § 9 Müll.: Chimaera Ore foras acrem flaret de corpore flammam. Lucr. 5, 906:

    pulvis vento flatus, Auct. B. Afr. 52, 4: tibia flatur,

    is blown, Ov. F. 4, 341:

    Phrygius lapis flatur follibus, donec rubescat,

    is blown upon, Plin. 36, 19, 36, § 143.—
    2.
    Transf., to cast or coin metals by blowing:

    aes antiquissimum, quod est flatum, pecore est notatum,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 9:

    flata signataque pecunia,

    Gell. 2, 10, 3.—Hence, the directors of the mint were called triumviri auro argento aeri flando feriundo (abbrev. III. VIRI A. A. A. F. F.), Inscr. Orell. 569; v. ferio.—
    B.
    Trop.:

    omisso magna semper flandi tumore,

    of high-flown, bombastic talk, Quint. 12, 6, 5: spernere succina, flare rosas, Fulva monilia respuere, qs. to blow away, i. e. to despise, Prud. steph. 3, 21.

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  • 17 perduellio

    perdŭellĭo, ōnis, f. [perduellis].
    I.
    Hostile conduct against one's country, treason, whether consisting of an attempt against the state, its institutions, and chief ruler, or of union with a foreign enemy, desertion, etc. (class.):

    qui perduellionis reus est, hostili animo adversus rempublicam vel principem animatus est,

    Dig. 48, 4, 11; Cic. Pis. 2, 4:

    (Clodius) actionem perduellionis intenderat (for causing the execution of the Catilinarians who were Roman citizens),

    id. Mil. 14, 36:

    perduellionis judicium,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 10: tum Sempronius, perduellionis se judicare Cn. Fulvio dixit, that he accused Fulvius of high-treason (for allowing himself to be defeated), Liv. 26, 3:

    duumviros, qui Horatio perduellionem judicent, secundum legem facio (for killing his sister, which was regarded as a usurpation of the prerogative of punishment, and hence as a crime against the state),

    Liv. 1, 26:

    diem perduellionis alicui dicere,

    Suet. Caes. 12; cf. Liv. 43, 16; Val. Max. 6, 5, 3.—
    * II.
    Transf., concr., a ( foreign) enemy of one's country, a public enemy; for the usual hostis (censured as a bombastic expression), Auct. Her. 4, 10, 15; cf. Amm. 21, 16, 10.

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  • 18 spumosus

    spūmōsus, a, um, adj. [spuma].
    I.
    Lit., full of foam, foaming ( poet. and in postAug. prose):

    unda,

    Verg. A. 6, 174:

    litora,

    Cat. 64, 121:

    undae,

    Ov. M. 1, 570:

    aequor,

    Luc. 2, 627:

    morsus equi,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 548:

    spumosus nec sanguineus (pulmo),

    Plin. 11, 37, 72, § 188.— Comp.:

    Addua,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 458.—
    * II.
    Trop.:

    carmen,

    frothy, bombastic, Pers. 1, 96.

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  • 19 subflo

    suf-flo ( subflo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. (rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
    I.
    Act., to blow forth from below; to blow up, puff out, inflate.
    A.
    Lit.:

    age, tibicen, refer ad labeas tibias, Suffla celeriter tibi buccas, quasi proserpens bestia,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 42:

    venae ubi sufflatae sunt ex cibo,

    Cato, R. R. 157, 7:

    sufflata cutis,

    Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 138.—
    2.
    To blow upon:

    ignes,

    Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 79:

    gladiatores decrepiti, quos si sufflasses, cecidissent,

    Petr. 45, 11:

    prunas,

    Vulg. Isa. 54, 16.—
    * B.
    Trop.:

    nescio quid se sufflavit uxori suae,

    i. e. got enraged, Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 19.—
    II.
    Neutr., to blow, puff at or upon any thing.
    A.
    Lit.:

    sufflavit buccis suis,

    Mart. 3, 17, 4:

    rubetae arrepentes foribus (alveorum) per eas sufflant,

    Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 62.—
    * B.
    Trop.:

    suffla: sum candidus,

    puff yourself up, Pers. 4, 20.—Hence, suf-flātus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., puffed up, bloated: sufflato corpore esse, Varr. ap. Non. 395, 8.—
    B.
    Trop., blown out, puffed up, bloated, inflated with anger or pride; of language, inflated, tumid, pompous, bombastic:

    sufflatus ille huc veniet,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 2, 21: neque auro aut genere aut multiplici scientiā Sufflatus, Varr. ap. Non. 46, 31:

    (figura) recte videbitur appellari, si sufflata nominabitur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 10, 15; cf.:

    sufflati atque tumidi (in dicendo),

    Gell. 7, 14, 5.— Comp., sup., and adv. do not occur.

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  • 20 sufflo

    suf-flo ( subflo), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. (rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.).
    I.
    Act., to blow forth from below; to blow up, puff out, inflate.
    A.
    Lit.:

    age, tibicen, refer ad labeas tibias, Suffla celeriter tibi buccas, quasi proserpens bestia,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 42:

    venae ubi sufflatae sunt ex cibo,

    Cato, R. R. 157, 7:

    sufflata cutis,

    Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 138.—
    2.
    To blow upon:

    ignes,

    Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 79:

    gladiatores decrepiti, quos si sufflasses, cecidissent,

    Petr. 45, 11:

    prunas,

    Vulg. Isa. 54, 16.—
    * B.
    Trop.:

    nescio quid se sufflavit uxori suae,

    i. e. got enraged, Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 19.—
    II.
    Neutr., to blow, puff at or upon any thing.
    A.
    Lit.:

    sufflavit buccis suis,

    Mart. 3, 17, 4:

    rubetae arrepentes foribus (alveorum) per eas sufflant,

    Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 62.—
    * B.
    Trop.:

    suffla: sum candidus,

    puff yourself up, Pers. 4, 20.—Hence, suf-flātus, a, um, P. a.
    A.
    Lit., puffed up, bloated: sufflato corpore esse, Varr. ap. Non. 395, 8.—
    B.
    Trop., blown out, puffed up, bloated, inflated with anger or pride; of language, inflated, tumid, pompous, bombastic:

    sufflatus ille huc veniet,

    Plaut. Bacch. 4, 2, 21: neque auro aut genere aut multiplici scientiā Sufflatus, Varr. ap. Non. 46, 31:

    (figura) recte videbitur appellari, si sufflata nominabitur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 10, 15; cf.:

    sufflati atque tumidi (in dicendo),

    Gell. 7, 14, 5.— Comp., sup., and adv. do not occur.

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  • bombastic — BOMBÁSTIC, Ă, bombastici, ce, adj. (Despre vorbe, stil etc.; adesea adverbial) Umflat, emfatic, pretenţios. – Din germ. bombastisch. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  Bombastic ≠ abscons, simplu, sobru Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004.… …   Dicționar Român

  • 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bombastic — (adj.) 1704, inflated, from BOMBAST (Cf. bombast) + IC (Cf. ic). Meaning given to bombastic language is from 1727 …   Etymology dictionary

  • bombastic — [bäm bas′tik] adj. using or characterized by high sounding but unimportant or meaningless language; pompous; grandiloquent bombastically adv. SYN. BOMBASTIC refers to speech or writing that is pompous and inflated and suggests extravagant verbal… …   English World dictionary

  • bombastic — index flatulent, fustian, grandiose, orotund, pretentious (pompous), prolix, turgid Burton s Legal Thesau …   Law dictionary

  • bombastic — grandiloquent, magniloquent, *rhetorical, aureate, flowery, euphuistic Analogous words: *inflated, turgid, tumid: verbose, diffuse, *wordy: eloquent, voluble, fluent, articulate, *vocal Contrasted words: temperate, unimpassioned, *sober: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • bombastic — [adj] pompous, grandiloquent aureate, balderdash, big talking*, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, full of hot air*, fustian, grandiose, highfalutin*, high flown, histrionic, inflated, loudmouthed, magniloquent, orotund, ostentatious, overblown,… …   New thesaurus

  • bombastic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ grandiose but with little meaning. DERIVATIVES bombastically adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • bombastic — bombastically, adv. /bom bas tik/, adj. (of speech, writing, etc.) high sounding; high flown; inflated; pretentious. Also, bombastical. [1695 1705; BOMBAST + IC] Syn. pompous, grandiloquent, turgid, florid, grandiose. BOMBASTIC, FLOWERY,… …   Universalium

  • bombastic — bom|bas|tic [bɔmˈbæstık US ba:m ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: bombast bombastic language (16 21 centuries), from Old French bombace soft material for filling something , from Medieval Latin bombax cotton ] bombastic language contains long words …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bombastic — [[t]bɒ̱mbæ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning. He was vain and bombastic. ...the… …   English dictionary

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