Pompeiian

/ (pɒmˈpeɪən, -ˈpiː-) /

Save This Word!

adjective

of or relating to Pompeii or its inhabitants

noun

a native or inhabitant of Pompeii

QUIZ

ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ

There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!

Question 1 of 7

True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.

true

false

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Pompeiian

Pompano Beach, Pompeia, Pompeian, Pompeian red, Pompeii, Pompeiian, pompelmous, Pompey, Pompidou, pompilid, pompom

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use Pompeiian in a sentence

The colors now in vogue for hall carpets are crimson or Pompeiian reds, with small figures of moss-green or peacock-blue.
The Ladies Book of Useful Information|Anonymous
The style is Pompeiian, the general tone is some what like marble, but relieved by a touch of color.
Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O|Various
All these facts mark the Surgeon's house as belonging to the earliest Pompeiian age of which traces still exist.
Naples Past and Present|Arthur H. Norway
The carpet comes in Pompeiian red, with moss-green and peacock-blue patterns.
The Ladies Book of Useful Information|Anonymous

It is hardly worth seeing after the Flavian and the Pompeiian.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville