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pomposos

pomposos is the plural of pomposo.

Meaning of pomposo

Noun

pomposo (plural pomposos)

  1. (dated, derogatory, slang) An arrogant, boastful or self-important person.
    • I have heard that this pomposo, this braggart, is a Yankee trick too; that he has the front of a lion, the liver of the chicken.1876, Bret Harte, The Poetical Works, Including the Drama of "The Two Men of Sandy Bar", page 414

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Questions about pomposos

What is pomposos the plural of?
Pomposos is the plural of pomposo.

Words near pomposos in the dictionary

  1. pompoon
  2. pompoons
  3. pomposities
  4. pomposity
  5. pomposo
  6. pomposos
  7. pompous
  8. pompously
  9. pompousness
  10. pompousnesses
  11. pomps

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