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soi-disant

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soi-di·sant  (swäd-zä)
adj.
Self-styled; so-called.
[French : soi, oneself + disant, saying.]
soi-disant French [swadizɑ̃]
adj
so-called; self-styled
[literally: calling oneself]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.soi-disant - as claimed by and for yourself often without justification; "the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind"
self-styled
questionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin"
Translations
soi-disant [ˈswɑːˈdiːsɔːŋ] ADJ → supuesto, presunto, sedicente
soi-disant
adj → sogenannt, angeblich


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I do not think either of these soi-disant friends is overflowing with love for the other; but such intercourse serves to get the time on, and I am very willing it should continue, as it saves me some hours of discomfort in Arthur's society, and gives him some better employment than the sottish indulgence of his sensual appetites.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
--to be crude and cold: to me, coming fresh from the ever-advancing developments of a London church under a soi-disant 'Catholic' Rector, it was unspeakably refreshing.
Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context
On the other hand as the soi-disant guardian of the gifts one might only excite suspicion by refusing to enter the house where they were.
A Thief in the Night by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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