Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for POMP'OUS
POMP'OUS, a. [Fr. pompeux; It. pomposo.]
- Displaying pomp; showy with grandeur; splendid; magnificent; as, a pompous procession; a pompous triumph.
- Ostentatious; boastful; as, a pompous account of private adventures.
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