pomposus

pompōsus, a, um, adj. [pompa],

• pompous, stately, solemn (post-class.): incessus, i.e. dignified, slow, Sid. Ep. 4, 9; Ven. Fort. Carm. 3, 23, 7.—
• II Rich, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 34, 182; id. Tard. 5, 10, 92: poëmata, Ven. Carm. 3, 23, 7.—Adv.: pompōsē, pompously, etc.: scribere, Sid. Ep. 9, 9 med.

pompōsus, a, um (pompa), prächtig, Sidon. epist. 4, 9, 2. Ven. Fort. carm. 3, 18, 7 Leo. – dah. = reichlich, Cael. Aur. de morb. acut. 2, 34, 182; de morb. chron. 5, 10, 92.

pomposus [LL] 1 splendid, sumptuous, impressive, ostentatious. per pavonem superbia designatur, cujus cauda inanis gloria est, ornatuum variorum ostentatrix ~a Neckam NR I 39; in ~is solemnitatum celebritatibus Ad. Marsh Ep. 171 p. 310; quamvis admoveat te nummus nubibus / et equet Dario pomposis curribus Walt. Wimb. Sim. 96; illis ‥ ~o tumultu progredientibus Oxnead Chr. 113; cum ~a fortitudine ‥ supervenit ubi ‥ princeps cum suo exercitu residebat Meaux III 157. 2 arrogant, boastful; b (of word, gesture, or sim.). quam ~us, quam rebellis et seditiosus adversum me semper exstiterit Ep. Becket 276; elatus, ~us in verbis, dolosus in factis Gerv. Cant. Chr. 382.  b vivens ~is [gl.: ornamentosis] virtutum rumoribus se elevare noluit Felix Guthl. 53 p. 168; quadam ~a et superciliosa facie despiciens universa P. Blois Ep. 21. 76a; in concilio publicantes verbis ~is potenciam Flor. Hist. III 43; a1400 quod nullus se jactat verbis ampullosis seu aliis continenciis pompesis in presencia gilde (Grimsby) Gild Merch. I 27n. 2; ~is gestibus et minis insultantes Croyl. Cont. B 501; ~o animo pro nihilo credidit Scotos pessundare Extr. Chr. Scot. 126. 3 (understood as) tender, delicate. ~us, dilectus, mearuwe GlH D 103.

pompōsus, a, um (pompa), grave, mesuré [en parl. du pas] : Sid. Ep. 4, 9 || pompeux [en parl. du style] : C. Aur. Acut. 2, 34, 182.