One entry found for pompous.

Entry Word: pompous
Function: adjective
Text: 1 having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude <the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor> -- see ARROGANT
2 having too high an opinion of oneself <a pompous music teacher who thought that music was lucky to have her> -- see CONCEITED
3 self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance <a pompous gambling casino decorated to look like a palace in ancient Rome> -- see PRETENTIOUS 1