Both Uses of
pompous
in
The Lords of Discipline
- I saw the pompous son of a bitch on King Street the other day.†
Chpt 1.2
- I remember sitting as a freshman listening to the chairman and vicechairman of the honor court intoning very solemnly and pompously about the importance of honor and how you would be kicked out of school if you did not have it.†
Chpt 1.9 *pompously = with excessive self-importance
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)