pomposo — meaning in English

English meaning

• bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
• pompous adj Overly self-important, grand, or full of exaggerated dignity.
• stilted adj Making use of or possessing a stilt or stilts, or things resembling stilts; raised on stilts.

Senses

pomposo is used for these senses in English:

• bombastic (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
• pompous Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
• stilted (figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.

bombastic — full definition

1. adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
2. adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
3. adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
4. adj Inflated, overfilled.

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