pompous
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Guy is probably the worst human to be granted the Green Lantern’s powers: He’s pompous, ill-mannered and insecure.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
The story ends with the professors nodding their heads gravely and praising Ticky’s humility, which, to the reader, might appear rather pompous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"BASIL!" - the unmistakable sound of Sybil Fawlty admonishing her pompous and incompetent husband, is probably how Prunella Scales will best be remembered.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
His most “persistent hater,” the pompous moralist Cato the Censor, railed at Scipio’s unseemly pride and alleged corruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
He had always thought of Fudge as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially good-natured.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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