As claimed by and for yourself often without justification.

synonym: self-styled.

Roget 880: vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock; conceited, overweening, pert, forward; vainglorious, high-flown; ostentatious etc. 882; puffed up, inflated, flushed.    self-satisfied, self-confident, self-sufficient, self-flattering, self-admiring, self-applauding, self-glorious, self-opinionated; entente etc. (wrongheaded) 481; wise in one's own conceit, pragmatical^†, overwise^†, pretentious, priggish; egotistic, egotistical; soi-disant etc. (boastful) 884 [Fr.]; arrogant etc. 885.    unabashed, unblushing; unconstrained, unceremonious; free and easy.    ... show more