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egotistic egotistical egoistic egoistical adjective self-centred, superior, vain, conceited, narcissistic, opinionated, self-absorbed, self-important, egocentric, self-seeking, bragging, boasting, vainglorious, egomaniacal, self-admiring Susan and Deborah share an intensely selfish, egotistic streak. Translations egotistic [ˌiːgəˈtɪstɪk ˌɛgəˈtɪstɪk] egotistical [ˌiːgəˈtɪstɪkəl ˌɛgəˈtɪstɪkəl] adj (= self-centred) → égotiste ego trip n to be an ego-trip This lecture is just an ego trip for him → Cette conférence ne sert qu'à flatter son amour-propre. to be on an ego trip → être en plein délire d'autosatisfaction egotistic(al) adj → von sich eingenommen, ichbezogen, egotistisch How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Circumstances have made it seem rather egotistic in me to urge the subject; but that is not my fault: it is because there is a fight being made against it by the other medical men. We have a king ten years old, who doesn't yet know what he wants; we have a queen blinded by a belated passion; we have a minister who governs France as he would govern a great farm -- that is to say, intent only on turning out all the gold he can by the exercise of Italian cunning and invention; we have princes who set up a personal and egotistic opposition, who will draw from Mazarin's hands only a few ingots of gold or some shreds of power granted as bribes. But Maggie's face, made more childlike by the gathering tears, touched him with a tenderer, less egotistic feeling. |
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