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self-appointed

self-appointed adjective: appointed by oneself, usually without having the right or the expertise to do so. Also the simple past and past participle of self-appoint.

Adjective

self-appointed (not comparable)

  1. Appointed by oneself, usually without having the right or the expertise to do so.

Also used as

self-appointed is also the simple past and past participle of self-appoint.

Synonyms of self-appointed

All synonyms of self-appointed

Origin of self-appointed

From self- + appointed.

Questions about self-appointed

What does self-appointed mean?
Self-appointed means appointed by oneself, usually without having the right or the expertise to do so.
What part of speech is self-appointed?
Self-appointed is an adjective.

Words near self-appointed in the dictionary

  1. self-antigens
  2. self-antonym
  3. self-applause
  4. self-applauses
  5. self-appoint
  6. self-appointed
  7. self-appointing
  8. self-appointment
  9. self-appoints
  10. self-archive
  11. self-archived

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