conceited
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Although he was revered by his men, former Yugoslav army spokesman Ljubodrag Stojadinovic once described him as "narcissistic, conceited, vain and arrogant".
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
But somehow, she never sounds arrogant or conceited.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In his telling, the combination made him conceited and aggrieved and accounted for the bizarre explosions of rage that punctuated his youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Smug, as we use it as a synonym for conceited or self-righteous, emerged from its earlier sense of “neat and trim,” which is exactly the ideal of a pert bump.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
All I’d have to do was make sure Tina knew how amazing I was—without being conceited.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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