self-aggrandizing

self-ag·gran·diz·ing | \ ˌself-ə-ˈgran-ˌdī-ziŋ also -ˈa-grən-

Definition of self-aggrandizing

: acting or intended to enhance one's power, wealth, position, or reputation … staggeringly self-aggrandizing greed and theft …— William J. Astore … a self-aggrandizing cad bent on gathering for himself whatever spoils he can amass from the public coffers.— Paul Beckett especially : boastful often in disregard of the truth self-aggrandizing remarks … the skill of talking about yourself in a natural way without coming off as a self-aggrandizing braggart. — Jim Murray … whose dishonest, self-aggrandizing memoirs adroitly snookered the public … — Frank Rich We hear of the self-aggrandizing fantasies which he told his sisters, as tales to amuse them. — Robert Penn Warren … was publicly suspended with no pay for six months after it emerged that he repeatedly told a self-aggrandizing, false story about being aboard a military helicopter hit by an RPG over Iraq. — Kieran Corcoran and Christopher Brennan

Other Words from self-aggrandizing

self-aggrandizement \ ˌself-ə-ˈgran-dəz-mənt

, -ˌdīz- also -ˌa-grən-ˈdīz- \ noun, plural self-aggrandizements

… the construction of monumental buildings for self-aggrandizement. — Beatrice Forbes Manz A native reticence, almost an aversion to anything that might be construed as boasting or self-aggrandizement, is paired with innate optimism, loyalty and a quiet determination. — Steven Winn

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“Self-aggrandizing.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-aggrandizing. Accessed 10 December 2019.