pomposity
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They won us over with their mild pomposity and aloofness, whereas Rapaport’s annoyance wreaks collateral damage like a chronically unbathed person’s odor assails bystanders.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
Mr. Dirden speaks with a majestic orotundity that evokes a preacher carrying around an invisible pulpit, and exudes a preening pomposity and the requisite vicious abusiveness toward Lucky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025
"Barry Humphries, through his creations, poked and prodded us, exposed pretensions, punctured pomposity, surfaced insecurities, but most of all, made us laugh at ourselves," he wrote.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023
The Cardinal could go independent, joining their pal in pomposity, Notre Dame.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023
Read English news, yes, and English sport, politics and pomposity, but in future keep the things that hurt to myself alone.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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