Meaning & Definition of Pompous in English
English⟶
Pompous
/pɑmpəs/
adjective
1. Puffed up with vanity
- "A grandiloquent and boastful manner"
- "Overblown oratory"
- "A pompous speech"
- "Pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- newsweek
synonym:
- grandiloquent,
- overblown,
- pompous,
- pontifical,
- portentous
2. Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
synonym:
- pompous,
- ceremonious
Examples of using
What a pompous ass!