pompous

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He began hearing criticism that he was too self-absorbed and pompous, and he lashed back by ripping media.

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  1. adjective Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
  2. adjective Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic: a pompous proclamation.
  3. adjective Chracterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious: a pompous occasion.

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  • Owen Gleiberman's review; he calls it a '' goofy, pompous, annoyingly boomer-myopic '' mess. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Gibson came across as an arrogant, pompous, a$$hole. —  Latest Articles
  • I don't accept apologies that come along as abuse from some pompous *** ... attorney. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • Pelosi is such a pompous, arrogant, elitist who thinks her precious party can do no wrong .... —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Working for the pompous, has-been mentalist fills the former requirement, but how it satisfies the latter is questionable, especially to his father (Tom Hanks), who still assumes Troy is in law school. —  Cinema Blend Feeds
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  1. Middle English, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pompōsus, from Latin pompa, pomp; see pomp.

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  1. = Dutch pompeus = German pompös, pompos = Swedish Danish pompös, from French pompeux = Spanish Portuguese Italian pomposo, from Late Latin pomposus, stately, pompous, from Latin pompa, pomp: see pomp.
 

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