self-aggrandizing

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ aggrandizing.

Adjective

self-aggrandizing (comparative more self-aggrandizing, superlative most self-aggrandizing)

1. Boastful; intended to make oneself seem more important.

   His self-aggrandizing talk alienated his colleagues, who had done the work he claimed credit for.

See also

• self-aggrandizement