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conceited

[ kuhn-see-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
Synonyms: self-satisfied, self-important, egotistic, proud, vain
Archaic.
1. having an opinion.
2. fanciful; whimsical.
Obsolete. intelligent; clever.

conceited

/ kənˈsiːtɪd /

First recorded in 1535–45; conceit + -ed ²

He called her “a silly chattering windbag, an infernal liar, a conceited, gushing, rump-wagging, blethering ass.”

These were elite soldiers: educated, elegant and in some cases, admittedly conceited.

A half of that half grew impossibly conceited, and died early.

Your careless and conceited behaviour reassures me, and convinces me of my error.

I found her exactly the same talkative, positive, passionate, conceited creature as we knew her twenty years ago.

Some showed themselves as conceited pipes; some were light and sparkish, others ponderous and clumsy.

No one likes to see himself held up to scorn and mockery; nobody is willing to be shown up as ignorant and conceited.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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