pompously

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒmpəsli/


pompously
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Synonyms:
pretentiously, conceitedly, boastfully, snobbishly, imperiously, insolently, autocratically, disdainfully, magisterially, overbearingly, proudly, ostentatiously, bombastically, theatrically, spectacularly, flamboyantly, gaudily, arrogantly, egotistically, pontifically
Antonyms:
quietly Collocations, humbly, modestly, abashedly, unassumingly, unpretentiously, shyly, unostentatiously, meekly, moderately, consciously, unselfishly, plainly, straightforwardly, naturally Collocations, unaffectedly, deferentially, frugally, without airs and graces


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