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pomposo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • circumstantial adj Based on indirect evidence that suggests something without directly proving it.
  • highfalutin adj Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • inflated adj Filled with air or gas so as to be expanded.
  • pompous adj Overly self-important, grand, or full of exaggerated dignity.

Senses

pomposo is used for these senses in English:

  • circumstantial Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.
  • highfalutin (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • inflated (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
  • lordly Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.
  • pompous Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

circumstantial — full definition

  1. adj Based on indirect evidence that suggests something without directly proving it.
  2. adj Relating to incidental details rather than the main point.

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