Both Uses of
pompous
in
Catch-22
- 'You pompous, rotund, neighborly, vacuous, complacent…'†
Chpt 15 *
- He ducked into the hallway and bolted up the stairs into the apartment, where he found Aarfy pacing about uneasily with a pompous, slightly uncomfortable smile.†
Chpt 39
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)