When you can see from the way a person acts that he’s feeling important or independent: “He surely is acting ________ these days.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| FULL OF HIMSELF | 13 |
| HIGH AND MIGHTY | 11 |
| BIG-HEADED | 5 |
| HIGHFALUTIN | 4 |
| STUCK ON HIMSELF | 4 |
| UPPITY | 3 |
| AROGANT | 1 |
| ARROGANT | 1 |
| BIG | 1 |
| COCKY | 1 |
| CONFIDENT | 1 |
| FOOLISH | 1 |
| LIKE A BIG SHOT | 1 |
| LIKE HIS SHIT DON’T STINK | 1 |
| SNOBBY | 1 |
| STUCK UP | 1 |
| SUPERIOR | 1 |
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