pompous

The real love affair with L.A. begins when you recognize the existence of a place, unique in the world, that exists beyond all the lazy cliches and pompous proclamations.

Francis dismissed the gesture as “absurdly pompous,” but the damage was done.

The magic of blasting down a wall of water balanced on a few pounds of Styrofoam doesn’t typically translate to the rectangular page; too many efforts feel pompous, ponderous or preening.

Nelis renders the professor a pompous and pedantic twit but not a heartless one.

Biden and other politicians can also be criminals, as well as fools, who are incompetent, small-minded, and pompous.