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pontifical
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Definition of PONTIFICAL
given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions <a theater critic known for his pontifical pronouncements on what is or is not worth seeing>
Related Words adamant, adamantine, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, unbending, unyielding
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