— pompously , adv.
/pom"peuhs/ , adj.
1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.
3. characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence.
[ 1325-75; ME pomposus. See POMP, -OUS ]
Syn. 1. pretentious. 2. inflated, turgid, bombastic.