ˈpämpəs adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa pomp + -osus -ous
1. : of, relating to, or suggestive of pomp : ornately showy and pretentiously dignified : overly magnificent
pompous Roman colonnades
2. : self-important
a pompous policeman
3. : too elevated and dignified for the subject matter
pompous language
: excessively ornate
pompous figures of speech