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Definition of Pompously
1. Adverb. In a pompous manner. "He pompously described his achievements"
Definition of Pompously
1. Adverb. In a pompous manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pompously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pompously
Literary usage of Pompously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... venture their lives that they might be pompously buried . . . 'among the
monuments of kings;' and, finally, Bradshaw, who died in the Deanery, ..."
2. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"Sir Philip Sidney would pompously say, " when the excelling excellency of so many
excellent ... pompously ..."
3. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"Sir Philip Sidney would pompously say, " when the excelling excellency of so many
excellent persons was collected in one place it made all other places seem ..."
4. The History of the Parliament of England: Which Began November the Third, M by Thomas May (1812)
"The King returneth out o/"Scotland, &nd is pompously entertained by the City of
London. The Remonstrance is published bij the Parliament. ..."
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