adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Boastful; intended to make oneself seem more important.

   "His self-aggrandizing talk alienated his colleagues, who had done the work he claimed credit for."

Adjective

1. 1
   exhibiting self-importance wordnet
2. 2
   of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bigboastfulbraggartbraggingbraggycock-a-hoop

Example

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"His self-aggrandizing talk alienated his colleagues, who had done the work he claimed credit for."

Etymology

From self- + aggrandizing.

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