pompous (adjective) refers to the attitude displayed by someone who thinks they are very important. It is a form of vanity, self-aggrandizing pride and arrogance, and is shown by a pretentious and exaggerated display of 'dignity.'
e.g. "Although he is very rich, well-educated, related to the nobility, and lives in a massive mansion, he is not pompous at all."
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Arrogant.
However, you shouldn't start an argument calling someone this. If you needed this question answered for witty wordplay, it won't end well for you when you're against a pompous wordy person.
pretentious, arrogant, proud, bombastic.
Pompous is an adjective.
He was very pompous.
Sue came to school acting all POMPOUS...
Pompous or pretentious talk or writting
Pompous or ego. Those words mean self importance.
Haughty, pompous, boisterous, making a great fuss about
He was very pompous.
Sue came to school acting all POMPOUS...
She refused to listen to his pompous speech about his accomplishments.
Pompous or pretentious talk or writting
Pompous is an adjective so it comes before a noun. The actual definition of pompous is as follows - "1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. 2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown" With this is mind, here is an example of using the word "pompous" in a sentence. 1. The man gave us a pompous speech about paying our taxes.
Jenkins, who squandered about the midst of the old tavern, was pompous in his own rights of the word.
Pompous or ego. Those words mean self importance.
Haughty, pompous, boisterous, making a great fuss about
She was known for her pompous attitude, always speaking down to others with a sense of superiority.
The word self-important is an adjective. Some synonyms for the word self-important are arrogant, cocky, swollen-headed, pompous, smug, and overbearing.
"pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious"
This is not a word. Perhaps you are thinking of "pompous" meaning full of self-importance and assumed dignity and being conspicuously self-important.