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POMPOUS
Definition of POMPOUS
adjective
Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, pompos, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POMPOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
POMPOUS starts with P and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read MOOPPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and O appear more than once.
Words that start POMPOU
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