pompous
adjectiveExaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.
Inflated self-importance
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Clear all filtersExaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.
Inflated self-importance
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To express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic manner.
Unstable, insecure, or exposed to danger or failure.
Unstable or insecure
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Trying to appear more important, cultured, or impressive than justified.
Very attentive to details of conduct, rules, or formalities.
To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.
To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.
A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.
Carelessly untidy in appearance, habits, or work.
To reject or refuse someone or something with contempt.
Below the threshold of conscious perception.
Not yet settled or certain; offered cautiously for consideration.
Disloyal or deceptive; also dangerously unreliable or difficult to navigate.
Disloyal or deceitful
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Without realizing it or intending the result.
With intense feeling or force.
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