Pretentious Language

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adjective characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

  • The professor's pompous attitude towards his students made it difficult for them to approach him.
  • Don't be so pompous just because you got a promotion at work.
  • She thinks she's all that, walking around with that pompous air about her.
  • The pompous clouds in the sky seemed to look down on the earth below.