Sorry for the lack of word of the week (I was preparing for/went to Otakon). Now I’m back, so here’s more vocab.
Bombastic
adjective: high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious. (dictionary.com)
“The bombastic way the aristocrat spoke to the peasants angered them further.” (Made it up)
LET THEM EAT CAKE!
That fits a definition for bombastic. And it cost a French Queen her head. Two for one!