Pompous and Wordy

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Pompous adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.

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Wordy and pompous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wordy" instead an adjective "Pompous".

Nearby Words: pomposity, pomp, pompously

Wordy adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.

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Pompous and wordy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pompous" instead an adjective "Wordy".

Nearby Words: word, wordless, wording, worded, wordily

Added Alliterative Appeal: The characters are particularly wordy when describing one another such as Batman calling the villains "pompous penguin" or "feline fatale", etc.

Source: Film / Batman: The Movie
Sympathetic P.O.V.: From Moist's point of view, The Ankh-Morpork Times is a useful tool, and Miss Cripslock makes for a great verbal whetstone (that is, she forces him to keep his wits sharp), but the editor-in-chief is an overly wordy, pompous stuffed shirt.

Source: Discworld / Going Postal

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