Swelled (Adjective)
Meaning
Feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- He was swelled with pride after winning the award and couldn't stop talking about it.
- The new employee was swelled with a sense of self-importance after being given a minor promotion.
- After being praised by the CEO, he became swelled and started treating his coworkers with disdain.
- The young actor was swelled with pride after being recognized on the red carpet.
- The politician was swelled with a sense of entitlement after being elected to office and started making reckless decisions.