egotistic

[ ee-guh-tis-tik, eg-uh- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
2. given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated.
3. indifferent to the well-being of others; selfish.

Other Words From

• e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly adverb
• an·ti·e·go·tis·tic adjective
• an·ti·e·go·tis·ti·cal adjective
• an·ti·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly adverb
• non·e·go·tis·tic adjective
• non·e·go·tis·ti·cal adjective
• non·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly adverb
• un·e·go·tis·ti·cal adjective
• un·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of egotistic¹

First recorded in 1855–60; egotist + -ic

Example Sentences

Over the past nine years, Donald Trump has been variously described as narcissistic, mendacious, authoritarian, unbalanced, ignorant, incompetent, egotistic and racist — as someone who demonizes minorities and fans ethnic hostility.

From Salon

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who had been highly critical of what he called Mr Orban's "strange and egotistic game," posted on X: "Viktor Orban could be 'persuaded'... Let's move on."

From BBC

The musical, which is sung in French with English supertitles, follows the beautiful Esmeralda and the three men who vie to win her love: the kind hunchback Quasimodo; the twisted archdeacon Frollo; and the egotistic soldier Phoebus.

From New York Times

The first-act klutziness is even klutzier, and he’s made the unfulfilling choice to shift our attention from the starlet to her egotistic male co-star, sacrificing her emotional arc for some low-hanging jokes about pretentious twits.

From Los Angeles Times

In “The Exhibitionist,” a family lives in the shadow of a blustering, egotistic, once important painter.

From New York Times