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pompously

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒmpəsli/

pompously
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Synonyms:

pretentiously, conceitedly, boastfully, snobbishly, imperiously, insolently, autocratically, disdainfully, magisterially, overbearingly, proudly, ostentatiously, bombastically, theatrically, spectacularly, flamboyantly, gaudily, arrogantly, egotistically, pontifically

Antonyms:

quietly Collocations, humbly, modestly, abashedly, unassumingly, unpretentiously, shyly, unostentatiously, meekly, moderately, consciously, unselfishly, plainly, straightforwardly, naturally Collocations, unaffectedly, deferentially, frugally, without airs and graces

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