biggety

adjective

ˈbi-gə-tē How to pronounce biggety (audio)
variants or biggity
Definition of biggetynext
Southern & Midland
as in important
having too high an opinion of oneself he's gotten biggety since he got promoted to director of sales

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biggety
  1. important
  2. proud
  3. arrogant
  4. domineering
Adjective
  • By the end of the year, results from DERM’s test of the pilot projects should show improvements, but Herrera said the second most important step is involvement from the community.
    — Courtney Heath, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
  • So coming to agreement sooner on appropriate guardrails is important.
    — Steve Case, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of important
Adjective
  • In a post-credits scene from a recent episode of The Kardashians, the proud mom looked at the analytics from her daughter's Lion King performance and was shocked that North was more popular than the rest of her family.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Mike is a native of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the proud home of Steelers training camp, and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of proud
Adjective
  • In a world where deal flow is crucial, being labeled as an arrogant VC results in missing out on prime opportunities.
    — David Nour, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The arrogant anti-union stance did not start with the current CEO; even the legendary Studs Terkel was slapped down by WFMT management for his earlier support of an effort to unionize in 1990.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of arrogant
Adjective
  • Since then, he’s portrayed a colorful collection of characters, from a domineering theater owner in Shakespeare in Love to Pirates of the Caribbean’s villain turned hero, Captain Hector Barbossa.
    — airmail.news, airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
  • All the while, his domineering mother Bunny (played by the late Frances Sternhagen) is determined to stay the number one woman in her son's life.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of domineering
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“Biggety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biggety. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.

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