egotistical

egotistical
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Thinking too highly of oneself: conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egotistic, narcissistic, vain, vainglorious. Informal: bigheaded, stuck-up, swellheaded. See SELF-LOVE. 2. Concerned only with oneself: egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-involved, selfish, self-seeking, self-serving. Idiom: wrapped up in oneself. See SELF.

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