For some strange reason the word bombastic has been stuck in my head. It's a good word. It describes a lot of people I know. If you know any politicians, lawyers or doctors (and perhaps teachers) it will describe a lot of people you know. I particularly like the part of the definition which says, "user of language more elaborate than is justified by or appropriate to the content being expressed."
I heard it used on some awful English sit come where Penelope Keith's character was describing her husband. Apparently she still loved him anyway, as I do with most of the people I know. 
Bombastic bom·bas·tic
adjective
| (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. |
Also, bom·bas·ti·cal.
—Related forms
bom·bas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
—Synonyms pompous, grandiloquent, turgid, florid, grandiose. Bombastic, flowery, pretentious, verbose all describe a use or a user of language more elaborate than is justified by or appropriate to the content being expressed. Bombastic suggests language with a theatricality or staginess of style far too powerful or declamatory for the meaning or sentiment being expressed: a bombastic sermon on the evils of cardplaying. Flowery describes language filled with extravagant images and ornate expressions: a flowery eulogy. Pretentious refers specifically to language that is purposely inflated in an effort to impress: a pretentious essay designed to demonstrate one's sophistication. Verbose characterizes utterances or speakers that use more words than necessary to express an idea: a verbose speech, speaker.
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