adjective
[ only before noun ] ( BrE , informal , disapproving ) thinking you are more important than you really are, particularly because you have risen in social status
adjective
[ only before noun ] ( BrE , informal , disapproving ) thinking you are more important than you really are, particularly because you have risen in social status
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005