The Only Use of
pompous
in
Harry Potter (#1) and the Sorcerer's Stone
- "Well done, Ron, excellent," said Percy Weasley pompously as "Zabini, Blaise," was made a Slytherin.
p. 122..8pompously = with excessive self-importance
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)