Pōmp'ōūs, a.
a. [Fr. pompeux, Pr. pompos, Sp. & It. pomposo, Lat. pomposus. See Pomp.]
Sense 1. Displaying pomp; showy with grandeur; splendid; magnificent; as, a pompous procession.
Sense 2. Ostentatious; boastful; swelling; as, a pompous account of private adventures. “The pompous vanity of the old schoolmistress.” Thackeray.
Synonyms—Showy; splendid; magnificent; superb; august; grand; stately; dignified; magisterial; lofty; ostentatious; boastful. See Grand.