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pompous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grandiloquent, overblown, pontifical, portentous |
| Derivation | pomp, pomposity, pompousness |
a pompous speech.
pompous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ceremonious |
| Derivation | pomp |
Examples of pompous
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West is, in turn, pompous, fascinating, hilarious, touching and just plain daft.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Thinkwells were received by a pompous gentleman with long chestnut whiskers.
From the time.com
Seward was often pompous and at times devious, as his numerous critics asserted.
From the stltoday.com
For an individual to even make that suggestion is selfish, pompous, and ignorant.
From the economist.com
How embarassing to be seen with that man with the ridiculous and pompous voice.
From the independent.co.uk
The punch line, of course, was that Downey was genuinely good as a pompous actor.
From the latimes.com
So for political analysis that's thoughtful but not pompous, who you gonna quote?
From the denverpost.com
Whereas his brother, Andrew, whom I've also met, brings new meaning to pompous.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Little wonder then that wine enthusiasts are often dismissed as pompous bluffers.
From the economist.com
- Grandiloquent: puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
- (pompously) in a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements"
- (pompousness) ostentation: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important
