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Definition of Pompous

Pompous
Pompous Pomp"ous, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See Pomp.] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. 2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style. ``Pompous in high presumption.' --Chaucer. he pompous vanity of the old schoolmistress. --Thackeray. -- Pom"ous*ly, adv. -- Pomp"ous*ness, n.

Meaning of Pompous from wikipedia

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