Definitions:

1. Describes the manner in which someone speaks or behaves with an excessive display of self-importance, grandiosity, or exaggerated formality. ADJECTIVE
   • Arriving in a lavish limousine, she entered the party pompously, expecting everyone to notice her grand entrance.
   • She answered the questions pompously, as if she were the ultimate authority on the subject.
2. Implies an attitude of arrogance or haughtiness, often characterized by an inflated sense of one's importance or status. ADJECTIVE
   • He offered his advice pompously, assuming that his way of doing things was the only correct approach.
   • The politician spoke pompously, using grandiose language to impress the audience.
3. In a way that is too serious and shows that you think you are very important. ADVERB
   • He strode around pompously, telling everyone what to do.
   • They pompously described their achievements.

Synonyms:

• arrogantly
• autocratically
• boastfully
• conceitedly
• grandiosely
• imperiously
• insolently
• overbearingly
• pretentiously
• snobbishly