Pomp"ous (?), a. [F. pompeux, L.
pomposus. See Pomp.] 1. Displaying
pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous
procession.
2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful;
vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style.
"Pompous in high presumption." Chaucer.
he pompous vanity of the old
schoolmistress.
Thackeray.
-- Pom"ous*ly, adv. --
Pomp"ous*ness, n.