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Vinony

pompously

adverb

  1. in a pompous manner
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adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English pompous Middle English -ly English -ly English pompously From pompous + -ly.

  1. In a pompous manner.

    “When he went home on leave he rioted on a large scale - pompously.”

    “That young man could offer little information, however. The sky, he explained pompously, was a great mystery that only an adept might communicate to another. He meant that he didn't know about it, Dave gathered.”