soi-disant

[ swa-dee-zahn ]

/ swa diˈzɑ̃ /

calling oneself thus; self-styled.

so-called or pretended.

Words nearby soi-disant

The private letters of Maret, that soi-disant friend of peace, breathe full assurance of victory.

William Pitt and the Great War |John Holland Rose
There are more poets (soi-disant) than ever there were, and proportionally less poetry.

Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5 (of 6) |(Lord Byron) George Gordon Byron
In taking my soi-disant schoolfellow on board the Eos, I had shipped with me my Mephistophiles.

Rattlin the Reefer |Edward Howard
Let your fruit ripen, is a very sound motto, and not only with respect to soi-disant love.

The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann

When we had struggled back with her the soi-disant doctor asked for the diagnosis.

Fanny Goes to War |Pat Beauchamp

soi-disant

/ French (swadizɑ̃) /

so-called; self-styled

literally: calling oneself