inflated; overblown; pompous

The audience members began ________ the bad comedian and one even boo'd him.

quarrelsome; characterized by argument or controversy

Judges are supposed to be _______, but the lawyer's arguments were so bad that he couldn't possibly win the case.

biting; contemptuous; sneering

Every Thanksgiving I have to listen to an ________ parade of dull, recycled stories I've heard a million times over.

The CEO swaggered into the meeting with his ______ ego and commenced to tell everyone what they were doing wrong.

The pastor spewed a __________ sermon on the dangers of lust.

The woman playing Romeo's mother sobbed _________ on stage as she looked down upon the "body" of her son.

Moviegoers started to mutter unkind, _______ comments at the loud person in the front row who kept making loud outbursts.

characterized by the attempt to regulate the morals of others

The last speaker recited a _________ poem on the joy of having grandparents.

uninteresting; bland

The divorce lawyers spent the afternoon going back and forth between their _________ clients, who argued over the smallest things.