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self-important(adjective, boastful, fat-headed)
8
boastful(adjective, boastful, bragging, fat-headed)
8
flamboyant(adjective, extravagant, theatrical)
8
flatulent(adjective, superior, tedious, pretentious, diffuse)
8
florid(adjective, ornament)
8
ostentatious(adjective, clear, important, noble, affected)
8
verbose(adjective, noble, pretentious, exaggerated, wordy)
7
overblown(adjective, style, plain, words, excessive)
7
showy(adjective, clear, important, extravagant, affected)
7
sonorous(adjective, style, clear, plain, superior)
7
swollen(adjective, style, plain, words, pompous)
7
voluble(adjective, grand, rambling, wordy, verbose)
6
bloated
6
conceited(adjective, boastful, fat-headed)
6
high-sounding(adjective, style, plain, words, ornament)
6
long-winded(adjective, noble, loud, surplus, pretentious)
6
ornate(adjective, grand, extravagant, affected, ornament)
6
stilted(adjective, ornament, ridiculousness)
5
affected
5
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