Pompously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a pompous manner.

    "When he went home on leave he rioted on a large scale - pompously."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a pompous manner wordnet

Synonyms

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loftily

Example

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"He came in pompously, not knowing that everyone would ridicule him."

Etymology

From pompous + -ly.

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