All 3 Uses of
pompous
in
The Westing Game
- She must seem as pompous as that intern, putting on airs with that title.
p. 34.1 *pompous = self-important or arrogant in speech or behavior
- That's where the real clues were buried, among the veiled threats and pompous promises, the slogans and silliness in that hodgepodge of a will.
p. 47.8pompous = self-important or arrogant
- That really sounded pompous.
p. 135.9
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)