Definition of pompous

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Pompous (a.) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession..

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Magnificent :: Magnificent (a.) Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.
Spout :: Spout (v. t.) To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or pompous manner.
Tumid :: Tumid (a.) Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated; bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid expression; a tumid style..
Johnsonian :: Johnsonian (a.) Pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style; pompous; inflated.
Pomposity :: Pomposity (n.) The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.
Spout :: Spout (v. i.) To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner..
Turgescency :: Turgescency (n.) Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast; turgidity.
Pompous :: Pompous (a.) Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession..
Farce :: Farce (v. t.) To swell out; to render pompous.
Showiness :: Showiness (n.) The quality or state of being showy; pompousness; great parade; ostentation.
Turgent :: Turgent (a.) Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.
Fustian :: Fustian (a.) Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history..
Consequentially :: Consequentially (adv.) With assumed importance; pompously.
Stride :: Stride (v. t.) To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or pompous manner..
Strut :: Strut (n.) The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.
Splendid :: Splendid (a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant..
Inflated :: Inflated (a.) Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style..
Altisonant :: Altisonant (a.) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
Altiloquent :: Altiloquent (a.) High-sounding; pompous in speech.
Owlism :: Owlism (n.) Affected wisdom; pompous dullness.
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