| I'm all for good satire, the sharp and perceptive deflating of pretense, pompousness or deceit. |
| At the same time he lacked the pompousness and standoffish attitude which is the way of some foreign correspondents. |
| But this pompousness is easily forgotten after the first bite: this is perfectly, painfully crafted food made to impress. |
| There are many things in Mozart's music, but pompousness is not among them. |
| She used her famously fierce wit to deflate male pompousness. |
| Those close to him say his pompousness may be a means to combat shyness. |
