self-important

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English important English self-important From self- + important.

1. Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.

   “Near-synonym: self-entitled”

   “The assistant manager was a self-important fellow who strutted about the office barking instructions.”