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pompous - Dictionary definition and meaning for pompous
POMPOUS
(adj.) characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
synonyms : ceremoniousThey gave the newly wed couple a ceremonious reception. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(adj.) puffed up with vanity
"a grandiloquent and boastful manner", "overblown oratory", "a pompous speech", "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"
synonyms : grandiloquent , overblown , pontifical , portentousHis pontifical speech made him a subject of ridicule. -added by naila_inlas
His overblown oratory impressed no one. -added by naila_inlas
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