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pomposity
pɒmˈpɒsɪti
noun
pompatyczność
Also
nadętość(f)wyniosłość(f)
Definition
The quality of being pompous; self-importance or excessive formality in speech or manner.
Examples
His speech was full of pomposity, making it difficult to understand his true message.
Jego przemówienie było pełne pompatyczności, co utrudniało zrozumienie jego prawdziwego przesłania.
She disliked the pomposity of the academic world.
Nie lubiła nadętości świata akademickiego.
Collocations
sense of pomposityavoid pomposityacademic pomposity
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