Pompous
Pompous adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor
Toplofty and pompous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Toplofty" instead an adjective "Pompous".
Toplofty
Toplofty adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term “popularizer” to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and pompous
- lofty and toplofty
- self-important and pompous
- self-important and toplofty
- contemptuous and pompous
- contemptuous and toplofty
- overbearing and pompous
- overbearing and toplofty
- haughty and pompous
- haughty and toplofty
- snooty and pompous
- snooty and toplofty
- pretentious and pompous
- pretentious and toplofty
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