adj.
Variant: or big · gi · ty
Pronunciation: ' bi-g ə -t ē
Function: adjective
Etymology: big + -ety (as in persnickety )
Date: 1880
1 Southern & Midland : CONCEITED , VAIN
2 Southern & Midland : rudely self-important : IMPUDENT <never acted biggety in court, but she would bow her head only so low ― Claude Brown>