portentousadjective
uk/pɔːˈten.təs/us/pɔːrˈten.t̬əs/formal disapproving too serious and trying to be very important:
The problem with the book is that it sometimes descends into portentous philosophizing.
literary Portentous events, statements, or signs are important because they show that something unpleasant is very likely to happen:
The report contains numerous portentous references to a future environmental calamity.
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Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant
- as if you owned the place idiom
- brash
- cocksure
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egotistic
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty
- overbearing
- preen
- put on the dog idiom
- revolve
- revolve around sb/sth
- self-appointed
- self-importance
- snotty
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portentously
adverb usuk/-li/formal disapproving