"My dear Jane, Mr Collins is a conceited, pompous, narrow minded, silly man; you know he is, as well as I do: and you must feel, as well as I do, that the woman who marries him cannot have a proper way of thinking. You shall not defend her, though it is Charlotte Lucas. You shall not, for the sake of one individual, change the meaning of principle and integrity, nor endeavor to persuade yourself or me, that selfishness is prudence, and insensibility of danger security for happiness."
-Pride and Prejudice, page 140
He was very pompous.
Sue came to school acting all POMPOUS...
You could say: "Jerry is a pompous fool." "Pompous" is an adjective, so it needs to modify a noun.
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.
It's just possible that the upcoming ball might be the pompous circumstance I was looking for.
You can use the word "pompous" to describe someone who is self-important and arrogant, often displaying excessive pride in their abilities or status. For example, "The professor's pompous attitude made it difficult for students to approach him with questions."
Pompous, grandiose,
The prefix of "pompous" is "pomp-".
Grandiose, pompous, showy, flashy, vain, boastful, pretentious...
This word is very pompous and never used, as to who invented it, someone who had too much time on their hands
Edward Tulane was a very pompous rabbit.