pompous
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpəs/
The English word “pompous” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
Etymology
From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.
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