Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.
1The Chinese are too self-conceited to give in without a sound thrashing.
2The question with which Philotas puzzled the self-conceited physician was this.
3Only, my dear sir, one is quite self-conceited enough in this imperfect state.
4She was always an upstart, self-conceited thing; but I'm sure I pity her.
5Fenton was neither a self-conceited person nor a blind man, groping through life.
6You see, rny friend, I don't suppose you to be a self-conceited fool.
7Why, you foolish, self-conceited boy, what do you know about it?
8It was just the sort of population to be narrow and ignorant and self-conceited.
9The little self-conceited creature knew it, or partially knew it, and smarted under it.
10He seems to have been at all times a self-conceited, arrogant, and unsatisfactory man.
11She had fixed indelibly the impression that she was an insufferably weak and self-conceited girl.
12A great doubter is a solemn and self-conceited prig.
13He becomes arrogant and self-conceited, abuses his teachers, and carries everything with a high hand.
14Adrienne," said Baron Tripeaud, with a self-conceited and sententious air, "that a conversion-
15By the which he designeth two things: First, The conviction of the proud and self-conceited Pharisee.
16It is not suited to these times; it is much too arrogant, too self-conceited, too egotistical.