All 3 Uses of
pompous
in
The Sunlight Dialogues
- Not to speak pompously, what is there in this world but accident—a long, bitter chain of accidents, from algae to reptiles to tortoises and rodents to man?†
Chpt 2 *pompously = with excessive self-importance
- Then, pompously: "Human consciousness—an overwhelming joy, a monstrous torture, the most fantastic achievement of the whole fantastic chronicle of time and space: you have it in you but you haven't opened up to it yet, and suddenly it will be too late!†
Chpt 2
- SUNLIGHT (loudly, a little pompously): I care about nothing!†
Chpt 11
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)