pompously

adverb

Definition of pompouslynext
as in ostentatiously

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Recent Examples of pompously Texas is taking it to a new level, pompously trying to single-handedly keep Republican control of the House after the 2026 midterms. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pompously
  1. ostentatiously
  2. pretentiously
  3. magnificently
  4. impressively
Adverb
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of ostentatiously
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  • What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of pretentiously
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  • Madonna kept winning awards all night, giving magnificently chaotic, unprepared, and awkward speeches, yet still with more star power than anyone in the room.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a dangerous time, Heather Cox Richardson has upheld those values magnificently.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of magnificently
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  • During my three-hour drawing session, the S12 Ultra remained impressively cool.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The new slabs are impressively strong, and use only a third of the concrete required in conventional slabs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of impressively

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“Pompously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pompously. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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