pompous
adjective/ˈpɒmpəs/
/ˈpɑːmpəs/
(disapproving)- showing that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words synonym pretentious
- a pompous official
- His speech sounded very pompous and self-congratulatory.
Extra Examples- It was a good letter, if a little pompous.
- She found him pompous and annoying.
- I can't stand pompous people.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPompous is used with these nouns:- jerk
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French pompeux ‘full of grandeur’, from late Latin pomposus, from pompa ‘pomp’.Definitions on the go
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