All 4 Uses of
conceit
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Bathsheba's momentary impulse at hearing this was to ask why he thought that, till she remembered that, far from being a conceited assumption on Boldwood's part, it was but the natural conclusion of serious reflection based on deceptive premises of her own offering.†
Chpt 19-21
- Fool as I may be, I am not so conceited as to suppose that!†
Chpt 25-27
- "I think you—are conceited, nevertheless," said Bathsheba, looking askance at a reed she was fitfully pulling with one hand, having lately grown feverish under the soldier's system of procedure—not because the nature of his cajolery was entirely unperceived, but because its vigour was overwhelming.†
Chpt 25-27
- Still, there might have been some self-conceit in my foolish supposition the other night.†
Chpt 25-27 *
Definition:
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(conceit as in: confident, but not conceited) feelings of excessive pride