preened
Fussed over appearance
Preened is the past tense of preen.
Birds preen by smoothing and cleaning their feathers with their beaks.
Extended to people, preening means grooming oneself with visible self-satisfaction: She preened in front of the mirror.
The word often carries a note of vanity or smugness: He preened after receiving the award.
Walked with pompous gait
- swaggeredWalked with bold arrogance
- boastedSpoke with excessive pride
- gloatedShowed smug triumph
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
smug · conceited · arrogant · haughty · superior · cocky · showing off · basking
Reflective viewing surface
- primpingFussing over appearance
- admiringFeeling respect and approval
- fussingAnxious, trivial agitation
- posingAssuming an attitude
selfie · reflection · cosmetics · hair · makeup · styling · narcissism · self-admiration
strutted
Walked with pompous gait
self-satisfied · smug · conceited · arrogant · haughty · superior · cocky · showing off · basking · triumphant
mirror
Reflective viewing surface
- primpingFussing over appearance
- admiringFeeling respect and approval
- fussingAnxious, trivial agitation
posing · selfie · reflection · cosmetics · hair · makeup · styling · narcissism · self-admiration · appearance
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
ruffling · oiling · cleaning · pecking · nibbling · fluffing · arranging · wings · tail feathers · down
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, haircut, flossing
- dressed updressed up, dolled up, decked out, spruced up, gussied up
- feather qualitiesfluffy, downy, soft, silky, smooth
- showing offboasting, bragged, show off, bragging, boasted
preeneddisheveled
Untidy in appearance
unkempt · neglected · rumpled · bedraggled · slovenly
preenedhumble
Unassuming about oneself
self-effacing · modest · unassuming · self-deprecating · unpretentious