- pompous style
- ornate style, ostentatious manner
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Pompous — Pomp ous, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See {Pomp}.] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pompous — pom|pous [ˈpɔmpəs US ˈpa:m ] adj someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words used to show disapproval ▪ He seems rather pompous. ▪ the book s pompous style >pompously adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
style — styleless, adj. stylelessness, n. stylelike, adj. /stuyl/, n., v. styled, styling. n. 1. a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their… … Universalium
pompous — /ˈpɒmpəs / (say pompuhs) adjective 1. characterised by an ostentatious parade of dignity or importance: a pompous bow. 2. (of language, style, etc.) ostentatiously lofty. 3. characterised by pomp, stately splendour, or magnificence. {Middle… …
pompous — n. 1 self important, affectedly grand or solemn. 2 (of language) pretentious; unduly grand in style. 3 archaic magnificent; splendid. Derivatives: pomposity n. (pl. ies). pompously adv. pompousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF pompeux f. LL pomposus… … Useful english dictionary
Pomously — Pompous Pomp ous, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See {Pomp}.] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pompousness — Pompous Pomp ous, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See {Pomp}.] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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