egotist
noun
a conceited, boastful person.
Example Sentences
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The club will hope he can rebuild a side that fights collectively rather than individually, and to manage some of football's biggest personalities, several of whom have faced criticism this season for acting egotistically.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
“When I was younger, I was much more egotistically attached to concepts that would come up in my mind about how a character should be,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
“Few people who are not strong egotistically gravitate to it.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2021
I assumed, egotistically, that the whole thing was some weird Wohlian attempt to sting me or weave me into their next farce.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2020
Nevertheless, the habitual use in the singular of the personal pronoun did not render him egotistically anxious to pay his own bills.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
