swollen-headed

adjective

1. informal.
   conceited

Example Sentences

A woman giving birth needs to have a pelvis as wide as possible to fit our swollen-headed babies through undamaged.

From The Guardian

A swollen-headed raider, full of boasts and stupid jokes and mead.

From Literature

And don't you call me your dear Nash! you swollen-headed butler!

From Project Gutenberg

U.S. forces based in the South and South Korean politicians, especially President Lee Myung-bak, come in for especially florid disdain: They are “swollen-headed traitors,” “half-baked extra-large Philistines,” “wicked running dogs” and “loud-mouthed gangsters.”

From New York Times

I couldn't sit down to eat my meals with a lot of swollen-headed nobodies.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arrogant
• bombastic
• cocky
• exultant
• pompous
• pretentious