self-aggrandizing
self-aggrandizing · more self-aggrandizing · most self-aggrandizing
Boastful; intended to make oneself seem more importantBoastful; intended to make oneself seem more important.
US/sˈɛlfəɡɹˈændˌaɪzɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesBoastful; intended to make oneself seem more important.
His self-aggrandizing talk alienated his colleagues, who had done the work he claimed credit for.
More definitions
- of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement
- exhibiting self-importance
Forms
more self-aggrandizing, most self-aggrandizing| Comparative | more self-aggrandizing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most self-aggrandizing Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement:self-aggrandising
- exhibiting self-importance:boastfulbraggartbraggingbraggybigcock-a-hoopcrowingself-aggrandising
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedself-aggrandizementC2
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form