Flatulent
Flatulent adjective - Marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases.
Usage example: on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications
Pontifical and flatulent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pontifical" instead an adjective "Flatulent".
Nearby Words: flatulence, flatulency
Pontifical
Pontifical adjective - Given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions.
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Synonyms for Pontifical
Flatulent and pontifical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flatulent" instead an adjective "Pontifical".
Nearby Words: pontificate, pontificated
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Related pairs
- sonorous and flatulent
- sonorous and pontifical
- rhetorical and flatulent
- rhetorical and pontifical
- self-important and flatulent
- self-important and pontifical
- overbearing and flatulent
- overbearing and pontifical
- pretentious and flatulent
- pretentious and pontifical
- bombastic and flatulent
- bombastic and pontifical
- grandiose and flatulent
- grandiose and pontifical
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