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swollen-headed
adjective as in boastful
adjective as in cocky
adjective as in conceited
adjective as in self-important
Example Sentences
A woman giving birth needs to have a pelvis as wide as possible to fit our swollen-headed babies through undamaged.
A swollen-headed raider, full of boasts and stupid jokes and mead.
And don't you call me your dear Nash! you swollen-headed butler!
U.S. forces based in the South and South Korean politicians, especially President Lee Myung-bak, come in for especially florid disdain: They are “swollen-headed traitors,” “half-baked extra-large Philistines,” “wicked running dogs” and “loud-mouthed gangsters.”
I couldn't sit down to eat my meals with a lot of swollen-headed nobodies.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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