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Called Round On One Occasion In Vain Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CONCEITED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CONCEITED

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199%9Exact Match!
229%9 A momentous occasion or occasion
325%11 Series of events gets evangelist round church in vain

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We think the answer is "CONCEITED" which means:

    adjective satellite
  • • Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  • adjective
  • • Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; vain and egotistical.
  • • Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
  • • Endowed with fancy or imagination.
  • • Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful.
  • verb
  • • To form an idea; to think.
  • • To conceive.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She is so conceited that she rarely acknowledges the accomplishments of others."
  • • "His conceited behavior is a major turn-off for me."

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