pompous
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pəs adjective
1.
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
2.
ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.
3.
characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | exaggeratedly or ostentatiously dignified or self-important |
| 2. | ostentatiously lofty in style: a pompous speech |
| 3. | rare characterized by ceremonial pomp or splendour |
| 'pompously | |
| —adv | |
| 'pompousness | |
| —n | |
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pompous
late 14c., "characterized by exaggerated self-importance," from O.Fr. pompeux, from L.L. pomposus "stately, pompous," from L. pompa "pomp" (see pomp). More literal, but less common, meaning "characterized by pomp" is attested from early 15c.
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