Bombastically

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. --Burke.
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     Syn: Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bombastically
       adv 1: in a turgid manner; "he lectured bombastically about his
              theories" [syn: {turgidly}]
       2: in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically
          spacious" [syn: {grandiosely}]