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swelled

adjective

feeling self-importance

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Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
D
Contains
WE
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. feeling self-importance

    “too big for his britches”

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too big for his britches
had a swelled head
he was swelled with pride

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