The meaning of Pompous

adjective

Influenced or touched by an external factor.

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Affected areas

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

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The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

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As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

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He's arrogant and opinionated

adjective

Proud in an unpleasant way and behaving as if you are better or more important than other people

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I never met a more conceited and arrogant young man., i was disgusted by his arrogance., lapham arr…

adjective

Excessively proud of oneself; vain.

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Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him

adjective

Too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

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Without wishing to sound conceited, i am the best salesperson in the company.

adjective

Asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way.

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How can i do my job with a domineering boss yelling in my ear?

verb

Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.

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She doesn't domineer, preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation

adjective

Considering yourself to be better or more important than other people

adjective

Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.

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The court's grandiose facade

adjective

Very large or wonderful, or intended to seem great and important

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Grandiose buildings, grandiose plans

adjective

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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A look of haughty disdain

adjective

Unreasonably proud and unfriendly

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They show a haughty contempt of others.

adjective

Unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

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She has a rather haughty manner.

adjective

Arrogant and domineering.

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His imperious demands

adjective

With an attitude of authority and expecting obedience

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She was a very imperious, arrogant woman.

adjective

Having or showing great authority.

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A magisterial pronouncement

adjective

Having or seeming to have complete authority

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His magisterial presence, jenkins's magisterial biography of gladstone

adjective

Unpleasantly overpowering.

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An overbearing, ill-tempered brute

verb

Overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.

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His will had not been overborne by another's influence

adjective

Too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant and not easy to like

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An overbearing father

adjective

(in the roman catholic church) relating to the pontiff or pope.

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A pontifical commission

noun

(in the roman catholic church) an office book of the western church containing rites to be performed by the pope or bishops.

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In the recent revision of this part of the pontifical a deliberate choice was made in this respect.

adjective

Relating to the position or authority of the pope (= the leader of the roman catholic church)

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"pontifical secrecy" in relation to canonical investigations is still part of canon law., important…

adjective

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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Pretentious art films

adjective

Trying to give the appearance of great importance, esp. in a way that is obvious

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Pretentious restaurants, pretentious, silly poetry

adjective

Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

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A proud grandma of three boys

adjective

Feeling satisfaction and pleasure because of something that you have achieved, possess, or are a part of

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He’s very proud of his daughters., the company is proud of its environmental record., [ + to infini…

adjective

Believing that you are more important or have a higher value than other people

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He never comes across as pompous or self-important., i look at these very serious, self-important p…

adjective

Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.

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He tried to encourage his men with sententious rhetoric

adjective

Trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important, in a way that is annoying

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The document was sententious and pompous.

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

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A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

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When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

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Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

adjective

Behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

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A supercilious lady's maid

adjective

Behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important

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He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

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Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

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A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…