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unpompous

unpompous adjective: not pompous.

Adjective

unpompous (comparative more unpompous, superlative most unpompous)

  1. Not pompous.
    • Such sober poise and unpompous stances!2007 May 15, Natalie Angier, “In Hive or Castle, Duty Without Power”, in New York Times

Forms of unpompous

comparativemore unpompous
superlativemost unpompous

Origin of unpompous

From un- + pompous.

Words formed from unpompous

Questions about unpompous

What does unpompous mean?
Unpompous means not pompous.
What part of speech is unpompous?
Unpompous is an adjective.

Words near unpompous in the dictionary

  1. unpolymorphs
  2. unpolyphonic
  3. unpolyunsaturated
  4. unpomaded
  5. unpomatumed
  6. unpompous
  7. unpompously
  8. unpompousness
  9. unpondered
  10. unponderous
  11. unpontifical

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