He says of himself with something of
pompousness, "I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came."
Then there's ego, hubris, arrogance, braggadocio, chutzpah, vanity,
pompousness, smugness, gall, audacity, pride, conceit, narcissism, and a hundred more words that I could add on to try and sound like I'm more intelligent than I actually am.
The Punjab CM travels in full protocol when visiting his hometown, wasting millions of rupees in display of
pompousness. Similarly, huge funds continue to be committed to non-development activities.
Arrogance,
pompousness and egotism could indicate other than bad manners innocuities.
For Johoreans, the cekak musang symbolises the
pompousness of Klang Valley urbanites and a clear sign you come from outside the state - the former wear the teluk belanga instead, with a round-neck collar and just one button.
Levity aside, the answer reveals the
pompousness and vacuity of each and every economic theory.
On the heels of the Second World War, the fresh palette of the Scandinavian style that first debuted at the 1947 edition of the Triennale di Milano offered stark contrast to the nautical leanings of the neo-American aesthetic and the
pompousness of European offerings.
It's at times like this I realise she's my perfect companion, a constant pin to prick my
pompousness.
The bombastic oratory of moralists and the inflated
pompousness of party programs are significant as such.
Additionally in (3) it is not clear whether the person followed the girl alone or with friends as "hum" in Urdu translates to "we" as a collective first person pronoun, and it is also used as a singular first person pronoun when used formally (if used in this manner "hum" also carries the connotations of "
pompousness" and is often mocked).
All in all, one of the most heartening trends in TV is the renewed use of genre storytelling to spin tales of female empowerment that are complicated, surprising, and take the emotional lives of their characters seriously without falling into the traps of
pompousness or smug superiority.
The bill-signing was remarkable in its
pompousness. (9) And the Act's influence has pervaded the communications sector.