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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster'sadjective Date: 1792 appointed by oneself Oxford Reference Dictionaryadj. designated so by oneself, not authorized by another (a self-appointed guardian). Collin's Cobuild DictionaryA self-appointed leader or ruler has taken the position of leader or ruler without anyone else asking them or choosing them to have it. ...the new self-appointed leaders of the movement. ADJ: usu ADJ n Moby Thesaurusassuming, busy, busybody, forward, impertinent, inquisitive, insolent, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, officious, overweening, presuming, presumptuous, prying, pushing, pushy, self-elect, snoopy, would-be |