"self-aggrandizing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more self-aggrandizing [comparative], most self-aggrandizing [superlative]
Etymology: self- + aggrandizing Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|aggrandizing}} self- + aggrandizing Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-aggrandizing (comparative more self-aggrandizing, superlative most self-aggrandizing)
  1. Boastful; intended to make oneself seem more important. Related terms: self-aggrandizement
    Sense id: en-self-aggrandizing-en-adj-17FlnKIO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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