high-sounding vs inflated

high-sounding

adj
  • Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous. 

  • Oratorial, sometimes to the point of sounding contrived. 

inflated

adj
  • Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego) 

  • Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show 

  • In a state of higher cost. 

  • Filled with air or fluid 

  • Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc. 

  • Higher that the true figure 

How often have the words high-sounding and inflated occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )