| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance: grandiose, hoity-toity, pompous, puffed-up, puffy, self-important. Informal : highfalutin. See PLAIN. 2. Marked by outward, often extravagant display: flamboyant, ostentatious, showy, splashy, splurgy. See PLAIN.
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