Both Uses
pompous
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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- Our visitor bore every mark of being an average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow.†
Chpt 2 *
- With a comical pomposity of manner he bowed solemnly to both of us and strode off upon his way.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(pompous) self-important or arrogant in speech or behavior -- especially in a way that seems exaggerated or overly formal
or more rarely: showing ceremonial splendor (pomp) - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)