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SELF-STYLED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-styled mean?
• SELF-STYLED (adjective)
The adjective SELF-STYLED has 1 sense:
1. as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
Familiarity information: SELF-STYLED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
As claimed by and for yourself often without justification
Synonyms:
self-styled; soi-disant
Context example:
the self-styled 'doctor' has no degree of any kind
Similar:
questionable (subject to question)
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