Doing or saying something with excessive pride.
pompous
Swagger means the following: to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner.
Loftily is an adjective and means, "in a pompous, arrogant or grand manner"
To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle., To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious manner., To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade.
He was very pompous.
Edward Tulane was a very pompous rabbit.
She refused to listen to his pompous speech about his accomplishments.
Sue came to school acting all POMPOUS...
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.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.
To pontificate is to make ones opinions and knowledge known in an obnoxious or pompous manner. One might say, "I was running late, so my boss began to pontificate about office ethics."