Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of egotism; characterized by egotism: as, an egotistic remark; an egotistic person.
- Synonyms Conceited, vain, self-important, opinionated, assuming. See
egotism .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism; having an exaggerated view of one's own importance or good qualities.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Egotistical . - adjective
Egoistic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
- adjective characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
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Examples
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If people of such outstanding talent and accomplishment can't avoid a couple of dumb fucks throwing verbal hand grenades in their direction, how egotistic is it for you to think that you will live your life in a steady stream of uninterrupted adulation?
Doesn't Matter How Many Times I Hear It... andrewducker 2004
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It's a kind of egotistic naturalism which is endemic of a deeper French malaise.
Le Mot Juste Tobias Grey 2009
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Homais dilated in Amphytrionic pride, and the affecting thought of Bovary vaguely contributed to his pleasure by a kind of egotistic reflex upon himself.
Madame Bovary 2003
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Bovary vaguely contributed to his pleasure by a kind of egotistic reflex upon himself.
Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert 1850
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Sarkozy dismissed the "egotistic" rich-country perception that poor countries don't have the right to nuclear technology because they can't be trusted to keep it safe.
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Sarkozy dismissed the "egotistic" rich-country perception that poor countries don't have the right to nuclear technology because they can't be trusted to keep it safe.
Eyewitness News 2010
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Sarkozy dismissed the "egotistic" rich-country perception that poor countries don't have the right to nuclear technology because they can't be trusted to keep it safe.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Greg Keller 2010
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You think a guy would love all of that attention or at least get a little egotistic because of that desire …
Save as draft Cavanaugh Lee 2011
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An outward-focused posture of humble servant leadership is more commendable than a life of egotistic achievement.
Sheldon C. Good: What Would Jesus' Commencement Speech Say? Sheldon C. Good 2011
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An outwardÂ-focused posture of humble servant leadership is more commendable than a life of egotistic achievement.
Sheldon C. Good: What Would Jesus' Commencement Speech Say? Sheldon C. Good 2011
qroqqa commented on the word egotistic
BrE speakers strongly prefer a long vowel /ˌiːg-/ in the initial syllable to /ˌeg-/ (81% in a 2007 survey for the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary).
August 4, 2008