pomposo — meaning in English
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English meaning
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grandiose
adj Extremely ambitious or impressive in scale.
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pompous
adj Overly self-important, grand, or full of exaggerated dignity.
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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:
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grandiose
Pompous or pretentious.
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pompous
Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
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stilted
(figuratively) Elevated or raised in a contrived or unnatural way; stiff and artificially formal or pompous; also, depending on redundant, unnecessary elements.
grandiose — full definition
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adj Extremely ambitious or impressive in scale.
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adj Pompous or overblown, more showy than genuinely impressive.
