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Adjective

Having a high opinion of oneself

Showy in speech, language or writing

Being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated

Stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently

Feeling or expressing great anger

Raised in quantity, volume or degree

A state of elation

Confident in one's own abilities

Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field

To have become larger in size or degree

To have expressed in greater detail

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Adjective

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Having a high opinion of oneself

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

too big for your boots

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

pleased with yourself

think too highly of oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

intimate

intrinsic

on your high horse

too big for your britches

think a lot of oneself

blowing one's own horn

phony^US

having a swelled head

wrapped up with oneself

snot-nosed

blowing one's own trumpet

phoney^UK

think one is the cat's pyjamas

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

like the cat that's got the cream

offensively self-assertive

looking after number one

throwing one's weight around

honourable^UK

honorable^US

of preconceived ideas

smart-arsed^UK

throwing weight around

throwing one's weight about

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

smart-assed^US

not backwards in coming forwards

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“Her puffed-up attitude peeped out of every boast.”

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Showy in speech, language or writing

laboured^UK

labored^US

excessively ornamental

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“The professor said that puffed-up language was the way one who is pretentious chooses to speak to elevate themselves in the eyes of another.”

Adjective

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Being pillow-like, exhibiting swelling, inflated

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Adjective

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Stated, displayed, or presented too grandly or prominently

Adjective

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Feeling or expressing great anger

as cross as two sticks

ill-humored^US

with all guns blazing

antagonized^US

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

antagonised^UK

beside yourself with rage

sombre^UK

somber^US

carrying a chip on your shoulder

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

hard done by

thin-skinned

ill-natured

with a chip on your shoulder

unimpressed

goaded

burning with excitement

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

victimised^UK

victimized^US

with chip on shoulder

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Raised in quantity, volume or degree

Adjective

A state of elation

beside oneself with happiness

delirious with happiness

on a high

hopped up

looking good

in a frenzy of delight

flying high

fired up

in transports of delight

beside oneself with joy

like a child with a new toy

encouraged

as happy as a sandboy

energized^US

galvanized^US

enamoured^UK

energised^UK

galvanised^UK

enamored^US

revelling^UK

reveling^US

like a dog with two tails

mesmerized^US

mesmerised^UK

hypnotized^US

hypnotised^UK

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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Confident in one's own abilities

cool, calm and collected

as cool as a cucumber

not backward in coming forward

centred^UK

centered^US

keeping a stiff upper lip

cool as cucumber

serious

have one's act together

keeping one's shirt on

with one's feet on the ground

unshakeable in one's belief

trusting

in no doubt

secure in one's belief

disposed to look on the bright side

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Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy

Adjective

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field

Verb

To have become larger in size or degree

Verb

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To have expressed in greater detail

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