- Archaic full of pomp; stately
- characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self-important
Origin of pompous
Middle English from Middle French pompeus from Late Latin pomposus from Classical Latin pompa: see pomp
Bill's pompous personality has a tendency to rub people the wrong way.
The definition of pompous is someone who has excessive self-esteem.
An example of pompous is someone who constantly talks about what they've accomplished.
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pompous
adjective
- Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
- Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic: a pompous proclamation.
- Archaic Characterized by pomp or stately display: a pompous occasion.
Origin of pompous
Middle English from Old French pompeux from Late Latin pompōsus from Latin pompa pomp ; see pomp .Related Forms:
- pom·pos′i·ty pom′pous·ness
noun
- pom′pous·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more pompous, superlative most pompous)
- Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
Antonyms
Origin
From Middle English, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp"), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompÄ“, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp"), from Ï€Îμπω (pempÅ, “I send").
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Sentence Examples
- Another caveat to keep in mind about Sagittarius is that, even though these people are quite intelligent and well spoken, they can sometimes come across as lecturing, arrogant and even pompous.
- His style is generally harsh, often pompous and extremely obscure, occasionally even journalistic in tone, but the author's foreign origin and his military life and training partially explain this.
- Gregoras shows considerable industry, but his style is pompous and affected.
- The pompous ceremonials of the civilized tribes of Mexico and the Cordilleras in South America, when analysed, reveal only a higher grade of the prevailing idea.
- In point of style it is greatly inferior to the Histories - florid, pompous and affected, and at the same time tedious.
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