All 3 Uses of
pompous
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- She kindly let me get by most of the time with putting on the dog and pompousness, being a warm girl.†
Chpt 8 *
- I'd laugh out loud at his mixture of pompousness and revolutionist's jargon and his amended Tennessee accent.†
Chpt 11
- Now he talked of his aunt Ettl as an artist and sounded pompous.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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)
or more rarely: showing ceremonial splendor (pomp)