Tuesday, July 24, 2007

My brother in law

pom·pous (pŏm'pəs)
adj.
  1. Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.
  2. Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic: a pompous proclamation.
  3. Chracterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious: a pompous occasion.

self-right·eous [self-rahy-chuhs, self-]
adjective

confident of one's own righteousness, esp. when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.


ar·ro·gant (ār'ə-gənt)
adj.
  1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
  2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. See Synonyms at proud.


jack·ass [jak-as]
noun
1.a male donkey.
2.a contemptibly foolish or stupid person; dolt; blockhead; ass.


The definitions of my brother in law. I could add more but I know I'd have a hard time finding "true" definitions and I would more then likely break every rule here.

2 comments:

Marci said...

Brilliant!! I could not stop laughing as I saw the next word that you included. I really feel like I know your brother-in-law :)

SDG said...

Ouch! I guess you could combine all of those adjectives to describe this individual, then...
PIGHTOGASS!!! .... (ow, I think I dislocated my tongue on that one)