Pompously
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Pompously is an adverb meaning In a pompous manner.
Meaning
In a pompous manner.
Example Sentences
When he went home on leave he rioted on a large scale - pompously.
'I could cite good reasons both for and against such a course of action,' he began pompously.
That young man could offer little information, however. The sky, he explained pompously, was a great mystery that only an adept might communicate to another. He meant that he didn't know about it, Dave gathered.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include portentously, stuffily, arrogantly, bombastically, boastfully, magniloquently.
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