His comment, delivered in a slightly pompous tone, made her laugh.

'In my opinion he's commonplace - his ideas are not particularly original - and he's slightly pompous.'

She recognized the slightly pompous tone he used when he was about to tell her something he knew she would not like.

I know this is slightly pompous, but the thread seems an almost text-book vindication of democracy and democratic opinion.

Andy was an ancient and a trusted friend, but something of a windbag who at times could be slightly pompous.

The hard-to-handle, slightly pompous menu raised questions about the pretensions of the establishment.

"Yes, yes, of course," Kelexel said, assuming a slightly pompous air.

He began in a slightly pompous manner.

As Paul watched her, he thought she carried herself with a slightly pompous, busybody air, a trait that might quickly grate on his nerves.

On the left was a serious young man with a proud, slightly pompous smile.