self-indulgent
indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
characterized by such indulgence.
Origin of self-indulgent
1Other words from self-indulgent
- self-in·dul·gence, noun
- self-in·dul·gent·ly, adverb
- self-in·dulg·er, noun
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How to use self-indulgent in a sentence
Robert Kennedy hated Johnson's grossness, his lies, his bullying of staff, his self-indulgence with whisky and food.
Yet this extreme display of self-mastery, assuming that is what it was, did not rule out other forms of self-indulgence.
None of this day-seizing, though, this YLOOing, should be interpreted as license for self-indulgence.
David McCullough at Wellesley Commencement: ‘You Are Not Special’ (Video) | The Daily Beast | June 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has been a narcissistic self-indulgence—and may soon prove a very costly one as well.
Her many style tics—stacked one atop the other—read as code for narcissism, self-indulgence, and brittle self-absorption.
Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista's Prissy Style Problem | Robin Givhan | December 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Whether he eat or drink, or whatsoever he do, the will of God and not self-indulgence must be his one aim.
Separation and Service | James Hudson TaylorThey believed that victory, plunder, and self-indulgence were the fair compensations of their toils.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneSpeedily he relapsed again into slothfulness and self-indulgence.
Art in England | Dutton CookThe path of self-indulgence "leadeth to destruction," by a law which cannot be annulled or set aside.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew | John Monro GibsonThey are the evils man brings upon himself by self-indulgence and the formation of bad habits.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for self-indulgent
tending to indulge one's own desires, etc
Derived forms of self-indulgent
- self-indulgence, noun
- self-indulgently, adverb
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