Meaning

Primary

Pompous

Alternative

Exaggerated

Word Type

い adjective

Explanation

You look up to someone... twice. That's too many times that you're looking up to someone. They must be pretty amazing for that to happen. Really, though, you're being fooled. This person is pompous and exaggerated. So you think they're cool, but really they're pretending to be more than they are.

Reading

ぎょうぎょうしい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, x2 with a しい added on for good measure.

Context

Context Sentences

仰々しい言葉遣いをする人は嫌いです。

I hate people who use pompous wording.

Kanji Composition