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pomposity

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9 lettersPart of speech nounSorted imooppstyStarts with PEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Word origin

From Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), from Latin pompōsitās. By surface analysis, pomp + -osity.

Used in a sentence

  • With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.

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