POMPOUSLY

pompously

(adverb) in a pompous manner; “he pompously described his achievements”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

pompously (comparative more pompously, superlative most pompously)

In a pompous manner.

Source: Wiktionary

POMPOUS

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