Definitions for self-appointed

self-appointed self-ap·pointed

Spelling: [self-uh-poin-tid]
IPA: /ˈsɛlf əˈpɔɪn tɪd/

Self-Appointed is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 2354 anagrams from letters in self-appointed (-adeefilnoppst).

Definitions for self-appointed

adjective

  1. chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously:

Origin of self-appointed

First recorded in 1790-1800

Examples for self-appointed

The attack took place in an area where police say self-appointed “Muslim patrols” have been operating.

They were not good enough, said their self-appointed leader.

This self-appointed guide was no negro, no mulatto, of that Manuel was sure.

No one in Pakistan wanted the self-appointed savior, and he is now under house arrest.

Hating on Gwyneth Paltrow and judging her self-appointed lifestyle ambassadorship is so passé.

Probably in half an hour I was relieved of my self-appointed task.

Pinker is not a self-appointed enforcer of arbitrary rules, and he has little patience for purists, prigs, and pedants.

How about that "committee of one" self-appointed at town meeting?

But just consider what these self-appointed generals have achieved for you.

For the self-appointed inquisitors of internet, it is always easier to accuse than seriously to inquire.

Word Value for self-appointed
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7

Words with friends

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