egotistic

[ ee-guh-tis-tik, eg-uh- ]

/ ˌi gəˈtɪs tɪk, ˌɛg ə- /

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adjective

pertaining to or characterized by egotism.

given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated.

indifferent to the well-being of others; selfish.

Also e·go·tis·ti·cal [ee-guh-tis-ti-kuhl, eg-uh-] /i gəˈtɪs tɪ kəl, ˌɛg ə-/ .

Origin of egotistic

First recorded in 1855–60; egotist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM egotistic

e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·e·go·tis·tic, adjectivean·ti·e·go·tis·ti·cal, adjectivean·ti·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·e·go·tis·tic, adjectivenon·e·go·tis·ti·cal, adjectivenon·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·e·go·tis·ti·cal, adjectiveun·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby egotistic

ego-surf, ego-syntonic, EGOT, egotism, egotist, egotistic, ego trip, egotropic, e-government, EGR, egregious

Example sentences from the Web for egotistic

“Egotistic verve” was a quality of which neither had a lack.
Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|July 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He was therefore prompt and decided in checking the egotistic garrulity of valetudinarians.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson
If she was egotistic about her tiny learning, they were at least as much so regarding theirs.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
Do not desecrate this room by your cold and egotistic thoughts, and by your heartless calculations!
Louisa Of Prussia and Her Times|Louise Muhlbach

The master was apt to be egotistic—dogmatic—much given to repetition—very diffuse.
The Religious Life of London|J. Ewing Ritchie
That had been well enough for the earlier time, though about this, as about his other affairs, Ralph had never been egotistic.
The Portrait of a Lady|Henry James