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POMPOUS
grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous
(adjective) puffed up with vanity; “a grandiloquent and boastful manner”; “overblown oratory”; “a pompous speech”; “pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey”- Newsweek
pompous, ceremonious
(adjective) characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pompous (comparative more pompous, superlative most pompous)
Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
Synonyms
• conceited
• smug
• See also arrogant
Antonyms
• humble
• modest
• self-effacing
Source: Wiktionary
Pomp"ous, a. Etym: [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See Pomp.]
1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.
2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style. "Pompous in high presumption." Chaucer. he pompous vanity of the old schoolmistress. Thackeray.
– Pom"ous*ly, adv.
– Pomp"ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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