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pompous
[ pom-puhs ]
adjective
- characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance:
a pompous minor official.
Synonyms:
- ostentatiously lofty or high-flown:
a pompous speech.
Synonyms: , ,
- Archaic. characterized by pomp, or a display of stately splendor or magnificence:
an impressive and pompous funeral.
pompous
/ ˈ±èÉ’³¾±èÉ™²õ /
adjective
- exaggeratedly or ostentatiously dignified or self-important
- ostentatiously lofty in style
a pompous speech
- rare.characterized by ceremonial pomp or splendour
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è´Ç³¾±è´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
- ˈ±è´Ç³¾±è´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç³¾±èo³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·±è´Ç³¾±èo³Ü²õ adjective
- un·±è´Ç³¾±èo³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·±è´Ç³¾±èo³Ü²õ·ness noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Nelis renders the professor a pompous and pedantic twit but not a heartless one.
Biden and other politicians can also be criminals, as well as fools, who are incompetent, small-minded, and pompous.
At the end of the video shoot, Marquardt is seen on the tape referencing an old “Saturday Night Live†routine featuring Jon Lovitz as Master Thespian, the comic’s portrayal of a pompous actor.
In one exchange, Abel allegedly described Baldoni as “pompous†and mocked his decision to attend a men’s retreat during the film’s release, writing, “He doesn’t need a retreat. He needs to be humbled.â€
Laszlo is pompous, set in his ways, and singularly focused on sex and drinking blood.
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