🇬🇧 Pompous meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If someone is pompous, they act like they are very important and fancy, as if they are better than other people, even when they are not. They may use big words, brag a lot, and behave like a king or queen when there is no reason to.

The pompous cat walked past the dogs with its tail in the air, like it was the emperor of the living room.

Our pompous rooster crows every morning as if he personally invented the sunrise.

My pompous little brother wears a blanket as a cape and announces, "You may now applaud my arrival."

The pompous alarm clock brags every morning, "Without me, none of you would ever wake up on time!"

Our pompous dog sits on the couch like a king on a throne and lets us know we may pet him but not move him.

A pompous man swept into the small café and sat at the best table. The pompous man waved the menu like a crown, ordered loudly, and pushed the others' cups aside. His pompous tone drew frowns; his pompous grin fell when he spilled soup on his shirt. The café thinned, and the pompous man left red-faced.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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