adj. Function: adjective
1 characterized by or exhibiting self-importance FF1C; a pompous old fool FF1E;
Synonyms: arrogant, bloated, important, magisterial, pontifical, puffy, self-important, stuffy, wiggy; compare EGOCENTRIC 2 , PROUD 1
Related Words: conceited, narcissistic, self-conceited, stuck-up, vain, vainglorious; affected, highfalutin, hoity-toity, pretentious; presumptuous, self-centered, selfish; flaunting, flossy, ostentatious
Contrasted Words: natural, unaffected, unpretentious; humble, meek, plain, simple; modest, unassuming
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Synonyms: RHETORICAL , aureate, bombastic, declamatory, euphuistic, flowery, grandiloquent, magniloquent, overblown, sonorous