Bombastic and Stiff

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Bombastic adjective - Marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases.

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Stiff and bombastic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stiff" instead an adjective "Bombastic".

Nearby Word: bombast

Stiff adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

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Bombastic and stiff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bombastic" instead an adjective "Stiff".

Nearby Words: stiffen, stiffness, stiffed, stiffly, stiffened

The negative end of this stereotype portrays them as being stiff, stuck up, snobbish, prudish, easily embarrassed, pompous, unemotional, bombastic, imperialistic, self-important, phlegmatic, and obsessed with class and social status.

Source: National Stereotypes / Western Europe

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