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    [Adjective]  | "pomp*ous" | \ ˈpäm-pəs \


    1: excessively elevated or ornate

    2: having or exhibiting self-importance : arrogant

    3: relating to or suggestive of pomp or splendor : magnificent


    Origin: 15th century ;

     See: ;

    [Adjective]  | "pompous" 


    1: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude;


      * e.g., " ... the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor "





    2: having too high an opinion of oneself;


      * e.g., " ... a pompous piano teacher who thought that the music world was lucky to have her "





    3: self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance;


      * e.g., " ... a pompous gambling casino decorated to look like a palace in ancient Rome "





     [ "pompous" ]

    1: When you sound like an asshole.

      * e.g.,  ... Do you even know how pompous you are? 

     [ "pompous" ]

    1:  one whom of which is full of pomp.

      * e.g.,  ... Gads, did you hear Eric at our last gathering? He so pompous, I'm willing to bet that he's a legend in his own shower. 


     [ "pompous" ]

    2:  a self absorbed person.


     [ "pompous" ]

    3:  an elitist pig, usually found inflating her/his ego to the point of nausea.


     [ "pompous" ]

    4:  a self proclaimed stately person, commonly found talking down to others whom of which are typically in a higher intelligence quotient bracket.

     [ "pompous" ]

    1: A person that acts as though they are morally superior to people that are much smarter and have better education than them.

      * e.g.,  ... Your pompous nature outdoes your intelligence for the sole reason that you lack intelligence. 

     [ "pompous" ]

    1: Someone arrogant enough to start a war in as public a place as his own profile. Also known as a Pompous Ass, or PA, this individual feels he is the Master of Mind Games, but he has yet to meet the true Master...

      * e.g.,  ... Gus and Jen sitting in a tree...(need I say more????) 

     [ "pompous" ]

    1: 1) excessively ornate

      * e.g.,  ... don't be a pompous, bombastic, circumlocutious, hypocrite. 


     [ "pompous" ]

    2: 2) a big word used to criticize big words. see hypocrite

     [ "pompous" ]

    1: what a mother calls her daughter when she is really bitch. can followed by pompous snot,bitch,etc.

      * e.g.,  ... dont be such a pompous little snot! (so says my my friends mom to her) 

     [ "pompous" ]

    1: Something extremely cool to be.

      * e.g.,  ... Manners maketh the man. 

     [ "Pompous" ]

    1: Sierra Dallas

      * e.g.,  ... Sierra claims that everyone else is pompous, but in reality she is. 

     [ "Pompous" ]

    1: Something stupid people call intelligent people if they use a word they don't understand.

      * e.g.,  ... U is sew pompous! (what does expound mean?) 

     [ "Pompous Ass" ]

    1: A person who seems full of themselves and who grabs every opportunity to let others know of their feelings of superiority.

      * e.g.,  ... This professor sounds like a complete pompous ass. (See from time 3:00 of this recording: soundcloud dot com/kingston-university/music-at) 

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