swollen-headed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A woman giving birth needs to have a pelvis as wide as possible to fit our swollen-headed babies through undamaged.
From The Guardian
A swollen-headed raider, full of boasts and stupid jokes and mead.
From Literature
And don't you call me your dear Nash! you swollen-headed butler!
From Project Gutenberg
Was not this swollen-headed upstart trying to intimidate him by threats?
From Project Gutenberg
It makes us ashamed of our own pretentiousness and swollen-headed pride when we reflect what this great architectonic genius has performed.
From Project Gutenberg
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