conceited
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Smug, as we use it as a synonym for conceited or self-righteous, emerged from its earlier sense of “neat and trim,” which is exactly the ideal of a pert bump.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
“Maybe I’m being conceited, but I believe we may have stumbled into a new sound,” he enthuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
In the 1991 comedy film, Richard Dreyfuss plays Leo Marvin, a conceited psychiatrist who is driven mad by new, paranoid patient Bob Wiley, played by Bill Murray.
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023
For the episode when Nell confronts a nemesis from high school — guest actor Brittany Snow plays her perfectly as a conceited adult social influencer — the writers started with a past bully.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023
The group charged that Charles was conceited and vain, having an opinion of himself that exceeded reality.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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