bigheaded

bigheaded
adjective
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
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"a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage

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they're snobs—stuck-up and uppity and persnickety

Syn:
Similar to: ↑proud
Derivationally related forms: ↑uppishness (for: ↑uppish), ↑snot (for: ↑snotty), ↑snoot (for: ↑snooty)

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adj
conceited, vain, arrogant, haughty, swollen-headed, self-important, full of yourself, self-satisfied, cocky; N Am swell-headed
COLLOQ. stuck-up, too big for your boots

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[adjective]
boastful, arrogant, cocky, conceited, egotistic, immodest, overconfident, swollen-headed

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adjective

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bigˈheaded adjective
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