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The Clue

Pompous (7 letter answer)

The Answer

STILTED

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Notes

The answer STILTED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.

Related Clues

Stiff
Unnatural
Wooden
Artificially formal
Overly formal
Stiffly formal
Stiffly phrased
Unnatural-sounding

Definition

STILTED as an adjective:

1. (artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted) = artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"