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self-indulgent
[ self-in-duhl-juhnt, self- ]
adjective
- indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- characterized by such indulgence.
self-indulgent
adjective
- tending to indulge one's own desires, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌself-inˈdulgently, adverb
- ˌself-inˈdulgence, noun
Other Words From
- self-in·dulgence noun
- self-in·dulgent·ly adverb
- self-in·dulger noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-indulgent1
Example Sentences
“In a moment such as this, any awards show can seem self-indulgent and superfluous.”
Actor Samuel L Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam, acted as emcee - berating Lamar when he became too self-indulgent, and praising his duets with R&B singer SZA.
This self-indulgent account of his troubles will not make folks who don’t know Williams appreciate him.
And of course, we’re all lucky, so we don’t want to sound self-indulgent, but the reality is it does really hurt.
He added people would consider it "pretty self-indulgent if I said I’m not going to move from the stands, even if it costs the taxpayer more money".
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