Self-styled
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 as claimed by and for yourself often without justification wordnet
Example
More examples"The name of this self-styled group has become familiar to digerati all over the world."
Etymology
From self- + styled.
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