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pompous |
Grep of noun pompous pompousness Overview of adj pompous The adj pompous has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous -- (puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek) Antonyms of adj pompous 1 sense of pompous Sense 1 grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous INDIRECT (VIA pretentious) -> unpretentious Similarity of adj pompous 1 sense of pompous Sense 1 grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous => pretentious (vs. unpretentious) Attributes of adj pompous Familiarity of adj pompous pompous used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj pompous pompous unpompous Overview of adj pompous The adj pompous has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous -- (puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek)
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