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princely
English
Etymology
prince +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??nsli/
- Hyphenation: prince?ly
Adjective
princely (comparative princelier, superlative princeliest)
- Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
- princely birth or character
- Befitting a prince; grand; lavish or opulent.
- No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.
See also
- princely sum
Synonyms
- regal, grand
Translations
Adverb
princely (comparative more princely, superlative most princely)
- (obsolete) In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II, Scene 2,[1]
- […] my appetite was not princely got;
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II, Scene 2,[1]
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pompous
English
Etymology
From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek ????? (pomp?, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from ????? (pémp?, “I send”). Doublet of pomposo.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p?mp?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?mp?s/
Adjective
pompous (comparative more pompous, superlative most pompous)
- Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
- 1848, Thackeray, William Makepeace, Vanity Fair, Bantam Classics (1997), 16:
- "Not that the parting speech caused Amelia to philosophise, or that it armed her in any way with a calmness, the result of argument; but it was intolerably dull, pompous, and tedious; and having the fear of her schoolmistress greatly before her eyes, Miss Samuel did not venture, in her presence, to give way to any ebullitions of private grief."
- 1848, Thackeray, William Makepeace, Vanity Fair, Bantam Classics (1997), 16:
Synonyms
- conceited
- smug
- See also Thesaurus:arrogant
Antonyms
- humble
- modest
- self-effacing
Related terms
- pomp
- pomposity
- pompously
Translations
Further reading
- pompous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- pompous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- pompous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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