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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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Pompous
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Example Sentences
- I'm never going to buy your book because you sound like a pompous windbag.
- Few readers will buy the preposterous plot or the pompous dialogue and narrative.
- The pompous king has cheeks like sides of mutton and narrow evil eyes.
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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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