- pompously
- (Roget's IV)
modif.
Syn. pretentiously, conceitedly, boastfully, snobbishly, imperiously, insolently, autocratically, disdainfully, magisterially, overbearingly, proudly, ostentatiously, bombastically, theatrically, spectacularly, flamboyantly, gaudily; see also arrogantly , egotistically .Ant. quietly*, humbly, modestly.
English dictionary for students. 2013.