pompousadjective
uk/ˈpɒm.pəs/us/ˈpɑːm.pəs/disapprovingtoo serious and full of importance:
He's a pompous old prig who's totally incapable of taking a joke.
He can sometimes sound a little pompous when he talks about acting.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- overbearing
- preen
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- self-importance
- snotty
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pomposity
noun [ U ] uk/pɒmˈpɒs.ə.ti/us/pɑːmˈpɑː.sə.t̬i/also pompousness, uk/-nəs/us
pompously
adverb uk/ˈpɒm.pəs.li/us/ˈpɑːm.pəs.li/
He strode around pompously, telling everyone what to do.