a. [ F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See Pomp. ] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style. “Pompous in high presumption.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
he pompous vanity of the old schoolmistress. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
-- Pom"ous*ly, adv. -- Pomp"ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]