Etymology

pomposo

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Today it means: Ceremonious and dignified. Full definition →

Italian pomposo
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompomposo“magnificent”
  2. English todaypomposo

From Italian pomposo (“magnificent”). Doublet of pompous.

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