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big-headed, a.
[big a. 3; cf. prec.]
1. Having a large head.
1869A. R. Wallace Malay Archipelago I. xvi. 376, I killed two [snakes] of a very abundant species, big-headed and of a bright green colour. 1921E. Step Brit. Insect Life vii. 103 A commoner example of these devouring Insects is the Big-headed Broscus (Broscus cephalotes)... Its big-headed appearance is helped largely by the size and convexity of the fore-body. 1960M. Burton Wild Animals 155 Their form is more graceful and not ‘big headed’.
2. Conceited, arrogant. colloq.
1942in Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §301/5. 1959 J. Braine Vodi xii. 166 The selfish big-headed, hard-hearted young lover. 1960P. Hastings Sandals for my Feet i. vii. 71 It was the duty of a sister not to let her sister get big-headed.
Add: Hence big-ˈheadedness n.
1967A. Laski Seven Other Years xiii. 178 Without undue bigheadedness she could see at a glance that they weren't in the running. 1986Summary of World Broadcasts: Eastern Europe (B.B.C.) 17 July b3 They must always keep in mind the duty never to separate words from deeds, and to show that they reject bigheadedness and conformism. |