egotistic

[ ee-guh-tis-tik or ee-guh-tis-ti-kuh l; eg-uh- ]

/ ˌi gəˈtɪs tɪk or i gəˈtɪs tɪ kəl; ˌɛg ə- /

pertaining to or characterized by egotism.

given to talking about oneself; vain; boastful; opinionated.

indifferent to the well-being of others; selfish.

Origin of egotistic

First recorded in 1855–60; egotist + -ic

e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb an·ti·e·go·tis·tic, adjective an·ti·e·go·tis·ti·cal, adjective an·ti·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·e·go·tis·tic, adjective non·e·go·tis·ti·cal, adjective non·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·e·go·tis·ti·cal, adjective un·e·go·tis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

egomania, egophony, egot, egotism, egotist, egotistic, egotropic, egr, egr valve, egregious, egress

He was egotistical even as a child, it is noted, infatuated with the sight of his name on a rubber stamp and later as a byline.

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In the end, his egotistical personality and his unabashed ambition to join the highest ranks did him in.

The Eerie Echoes Between the Trials of Bo Xilai and His Father |Wenguang Huang, Pin Ho |August 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
With his gentle voice and romantic outlook, he provides a foil to the egotistical Tommy.

Meet the Germans Having Sex to Save the World |Marlow Stern |March 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
With this in mind, I was not concerned about dealing with the director, egotistical or not.

James Deen: My Experience Making ‘The Canyons’ |James Deen |February 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

What I learned in 18 years from being an egotistical guy,” Markus says, “is to shut up and listen.

Shooting the Stars With Fashion Photographers Markus and Indrani |Abigail Pesta |November 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
He thought the first part not only egotistical, but rather clap-trap.

More Letters of Charles Darwin |Charles Darwin
His whole theory of humanity is tinged with the sad gray colors of a stolid, cold-eyed, ill-contented, egotistical indifference.

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) |John Addington Symonds
But she appeared to him vain, egotistical, grasping, odious.

The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) |Henry James
But the social impulses themselves came into being through the union of egotistical and erotic components into special entities.

Totem and Taboo |Sigmund Freud
It both enraged and surprised him to find that she had a will of her own and was not content to obey his egotistical orders.

Red Money |Fergus Hume