Both Uses of
pompous
in
Babbitt
- As he settled down he tried to look pompous and placid.†
Chpt 20 *
- He was dwarfed and dumb and a little awed, but that insignificance freed him from the pomposities of being Mr. George F. Babbitt of Zenith; saddened and freed his heart.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(pompous) behaving with excessive self-importance -- often with exaggerated dignity or ceremonial splendor
or more rarely: showing ceremonial splendor (pomp)