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Narcissistic vs Narcissistically - What's the difference?

narcissistic | narcissistically |

As an adjective narcissistic

is having an inflated idea of one's own importance.

As a noun narcissistic

is a narcissist.

As an adverb narcissistically is

in a narcissistic manner.

narcissistic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having an inflated idea of one's own importance.
  • Obsessed with one's own self image and ego.

    • Related terms

    * narcissism * narcissistic personality disorder

    Antonyms

    *nonnarcissistic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A narcissist.
  • * 1996 , Susan B. Gall, Bernard Beins, Alan Feldman, The Gale encyclopedia of psychology (page 247)
    • Because narcissistics cannot handle failure, they will take great lengths to avoid risks and situations in which defeat is a possibility.

    narcissistically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a narcissistic manner