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Definition of Swollen-headed
1. Adjective. Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. "Vain about her clothes"
Similar to: Proud
Derivative terms: Egotism, Egotist, Egotist, Vanity, Vanity, Vanity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swollen-headed
Literary usage of Swollen-headed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Africa from South to North Through Marotseland by Alfred St. Hill Gibbons (1904)
"... swollen-headed quadrupeds — Compensation in honey — A day's tailoring — Fine
open downs — Zebra, buffalo, and oribi— SABOU loses himself—Brought in by ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"... sat in the midst of his circle of wondering worshippers, while a hideous
swollen-headed boy gibbered and mowed at him. A deformed man twisted and ..."
3. Africa from South to North Through Marotseland by Alfred St. Hill Gibbons (1904)
"... swollen-headed quadrupeds — Compensation in honey — A day's tailoring — Fine
open downs — Zebra, buffalo, and oribi— SABOU loses himself—Brought in by ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"... sat in the midst of his circle of wondering worshippers, while a hideous
swollen-headed boy gibbered and mowed at him. A deformed man twisted and ..."
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