pompous
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But because she’s telling the worst men what they want to hear, Stuckey has created space for herself to live out the usually male role of being the pompous bully who will brook no dissent.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2025
Dramatically, however, “Sirāt” is at once haphazard and pompous, stalling on its central mystery and throwing in a few flashes of distracting calamity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
The mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” parodied pompous rock musicians to great effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Without wanting to sound pompous, "favourite" is a concept I find problematic - I'm a journalist and my job is to be objective.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
She would talk herself past the terse woman on the switchboard, and the pompous young fellow in the outer office, and she would reassure her husband that there was no need to feel guilt.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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