VERB: "to speak in an elevated and often pompous manner" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to speak in an elevated and often pompous manner" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. talk pompously

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POMPOUS (adjective)
1. puffed up with vanity
2. characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
MANNER (noun)
1. a way of acting or behaving
2. how something is done or how it happens

Hint 3: Anagram

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