Both Uses of
pompous
in
For Whom the Bell Tolls
- You're getting awfully pompous.†
Chpt 26 *
- You are getting very pompous in the early morning, he told himself.†
Chpt 43
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)