pompeux

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pompe +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /pɔ̃.pø/

Adjective[edit]

pompeux (feminine pompeuse, masculine plural pompeux, feminine plural pompeuses)

pompous, bombastic (affectedly grand)

Derived terms[edit]

pompeusement

Further reading[edit]

“pompeux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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