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pompous
adjective /ˈpɒm.pəs/
/ˈpɑːm-/ disapprovingDefinition
› too serious and full of importance: He's a pompous old prig who's totally incapable of taking a joke. He can sometimes sound a bit pompous when he talks about acting.Showing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting pomposity
/pɒmˈpɒs.ə.ti/
/pɑːmˈpɑː.sə.t̬i/ noun [U] (also pompousness, /-nəs/ ) pompously
/-li/ adverb › He strode around pompously, telling everyone what to do.Showing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting
/pɑːmˈpɑː.sə.t̬i/ noun [U] (also pompousness, /-nəs/ ) pompously
/-li/ adverb › He strode around pompously, telling everyone what to do.Showing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting(Definition of pompous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant adjective
- as if you owned the place idiom
- egotistic adjective
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty adjective
- high and mighty idiom
- high-flown adjective
- portentous adjective
- proud adjective (FEELING IMPORTANT)
- proudly adverb
- put on the dog idiom
- self-appointed adjective
- throw your weight around/about idiom
- tin god noun
- toffee-nosed adjective
- too big for your boots idiom
- uppity adjective
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