variants
or biggity
as in proud
having too high an opinion of oneself
he's gotten biggety since he got promoted to director of sales
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Adjective
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Eddie Murphy’s son Eric and Martin Lawrence’s daughter Jasmin have welcomed their first baby since marrying last June, proud grandpa Murphy revealed over the weekend.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The company is proud to provide a valuable recycling and renewable resource facility for Arlington, Mansfield and the Metroplex.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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China has even more reason to be smug.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
14 Apr. 2026
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Bateman’s Clark is comfortably semi-famous, semi-smug and also, maybe, a decent guy.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To this point, the Heat arguably have been too stubborn, or too arrogant, in belief that the quick fix was just around the corner.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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His style is relaxed and confident, not arrogant.—
Tara Klein,
SPIN,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Where is our courage to face ourselves, to put aside our vain longing for innocence?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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The former Iranian diplomat Hossein Mousavian once scolded Americans for failing to realize that his people are prideful and vain, and that negotiations meant to humiliate and insult them won’t get far.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Other important ceremonial garments are also on display, including the Queen’s wedding dress, from 1947, another Hartnell creation that incorporated not just the white rose of the House of York but also featured orange blossoms, a symbol of fertility.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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My co-driver is super important.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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She’s been warning us since 1818 that vainglorious innovators will destroy the earth.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The vainglorious demands of one man who can’t read a map? Concerned leaders in both parties should explain to the citizens of the United States how much peril Trump is courting.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Biggety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggety. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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