[ˈpɒmpəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important
(e.g: a pompous ass who pretends he knows everything)

- characterized by pomp or splendour
(e.g: processions and other pompous shows)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French pompeux ‘full of grandeur’, from late Latin pomposus, from pompa ‘pomp’