adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She found him pompous and annoying.
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The headteacher gave a pompous speech about 'the values of learning'.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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George is what the jury expects of a barrister: grave, a little pompous , a touch dramatic.
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He also finds that he enjoys needling the pompous professors.
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I want no pompous official tours of my unit, you understand?
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It is the absurdly pompous Pons who ostensibly pieces together the scattered evidence of Urim's past.
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She found him pompous and annoying.
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The pompous tone is alienating, boring, and outdated.
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The poems are delivered with the pompous self-importance of an obscure poet addressing a small band of intellectuals.