Pompous (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek.
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The CEO's pompous entrance into the conference room was met with eye-rolls from the employees.
- The professor's pompous tone during the lecture made it difficult for students to take him seriously.
- She was dreading the wedding because of the pompous wedding party and their elaborate entrances.
- His pompous attitude during the job interview turned off the hiring manager and ensured he wouldn't get the position.
- The pompous language used in the company's marketing materials was off-putting to potential customers who preferred a more down-to-earth approach.