Meanings
adjectivepontificious (comparative more pontificious, superlative most pontificious)
comparative more pontificious · superlative most pontificious
- obsoletepontifical
Origin
- Latinpontificius
- Englishpontificious
Borrowed from Latin pontificius.
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APA
pontificious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontificious
MLA
“pontificious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontificious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pontificious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontificious.
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