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swollen-headed

swol·len·hea·ded

uncommon

adjective

1.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

  • “a conceited fool”
  • “an attitude of self-conceited arrogance”
  • “an egotistical disregard of others”
  • “so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty”
  • “growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary”
  • “vain about her clothes”

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