Both Uses of
pompous
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- I hope you're well?" said Percy pompously, shaking hands.†
Chpt 4
- Teachers found excuses to walk along corridors with him, and Percy Weasley (acting, Harry suspected, on his mother's orders) was tailing him everywhere like an extremely pompous guard dog.†
Chpt 9 *
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)