Pomposo

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

(music) Ceremonious and dignified..

Definitions by Sense

1. (music) Ceremonious and dignified.
2. (music) In a ceremonious and dignified manner.
3. (slang, derogatory, dated) An arrogant, boastful or self-important person.

Example Sentences

I have heard that this pomposo, this braggart, is a Yankee trick too; that he has the front of a lion, the liver of the chicken.

After all, it isn't amusing for the grand seigneurs, the pomposos, of the art-dealing world to have their opinions first questioned and then disproved again and again by someone so much younger and, according to their standards, so much less equipped.

The book's sheer joy lies in her hour-by-hour outwitting the young pomposo, resulting in a frustrated entry in his journal on Sunday morning.

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• more pomposo
• most pomposo
• pomposos

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