Etymology: [ 'päm-p&s ] (adjective.) 15th century. From Middle English Old French pompeux Late Latin pomposus Latin pompa (“pomp”) Ancient Greek πομπή (pompē, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”) πέμπω (“I send”).
Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important, pompatic, Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession, puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek, Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style, pretentious, arrogant; conceited, overly proud, haughty, disapproval If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are. He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. + pompously pomp·ous·ly Robin said pompously that he had an important business appointment, A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate. The service was grand without being pompous. someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words - used to show disapproval, blimpish, stilty, arrogantly, with conceit; haughtily, proudly, in a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements", in a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements, in a pompous manner, The quality of being pompous, arrogance, conceit; haughtiness, snootiness; pride, pretentiousness,
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Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important
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Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession
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puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
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Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style
disapproval If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are. He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. + pompously pomp·ous·ly Robin said pompously that he had an important business appointment
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A pompous building or ceremony is very grand and elaborate. The service was grand without being pompous. someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words - used to show disapproval
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Pompous.
blimpish
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pompous.
stilty
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pompously
arrogantly, with conceit; haughtily, proudly
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in a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements"
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in a pompous manner; "he pompously described his achievements
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in a pompous manner
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pompousness
The quality of being pompous
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pompousness
arrogance, conceit; haughtiness, snootiness; pride, pretentiousness isim
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