Self-styled

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself. not-comparable

    "This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth."

Adjective
  1. 1
    as claimed by and for yourself often without justification wordnet

Synonyms

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affectedallegedapocryphalartificialassumedbastard

Example

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"The name of this self-styled group has become familiar to digerati all over the world."

Etymology

From self- + styled.

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