What is the meaning of egotistical?

adjective

  • Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance.
  • Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
    • usage: "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
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