egomaniacal

American  

[ee-goh-muh-nahy-i-kuhl, eg-oh-] / ˌi goʊ məˈnaɪ ɪ kəl, ˌɛg oʊ- /

adjective

1. displaying egomania; abnormally or extremely selfish and self-centered, with an excessively high opinion of oneself.

   His followers are eerily similar to those of another egomaniacal psychopath in the 1930s—Adolf Hitler.

   Professor Lang is a vain, strutting buffoon, given to egomaniacal rages and ridiculous posturing.

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Other Word Forms

• egomaniacally adverb

Etymology

Origin of egomaniacal

First recorded in 1895–1900; egomaniac ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

It was, among other things, unrelentingly, embarrassingly—and, most of all, delusionally—egomaniacal.

From Slate

My ex is an egomaniacal actor who once said, “I think I’d like you more if you were repped by a reputable agency like CAA.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sitting for the “Filmmaker Toolkit” podcast, Eggers joked to host Chris O’Falt, “It feels ugly and blasphemous and egomaniacal and disgusting for a filmmaker in my place to do ‘Nosferatu’ next.”

From Salon

He doesn’t take his craft or himself too seriously: In a span of less than 30 minutes, he tells me that he’s ignorant, frail, terrified, egomaniacal, terrible, rage-filled and vain.

From New York Times

She earned a second Oscar for her magnificent supporting turn in Herbert Ross’ 1978 film “California Suite,” playing an egomaniacal British actress who has come to Los Angeles with her husband to attend the Academy Awards as her marriage unravels.

From Los Angeles Times