Word of the week: Pompous
I came across this in the thesaurous while writing today and thought it sounded like a good word of the week.
–adjective
| 1. | characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. |
| 2. | ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech. |
| 3. | characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence. |
[Origin: 1325–75; ME < LL pompōsus. See pomp, -ous
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pompous. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved January 24, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pompous
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