<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.</li><li>Synonyms: pretentious.</li><li>ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.</li><li>Synonyms: bombastic, turgid, inflated.</li><li>Archaic: characterized by pomp, or a display of stately splendor or magnificence: an impressive and pompous funeral.</li></ul>