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self-indulgent
[ self-in-duhl-juhnt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt, ˌsɛlf- /
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adjective
indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
characterized by such indulgence.
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Origin of self-indulgent
First recorded in 1785–95
OTHER WORDS FROM self-indulgent
self-in·dul·gence, nounself-in·dul·gent·ly, adverbself-in·dulg·er, nounWords nearby self-indulgent
self-incriminating,
self-incrimination,
self-induced,
self-inductance,
self-induction,
self-indulgent,
self-inflicted,
self-initiated,
self-instructional,
self-insurance,
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How to use self-indulgent in a sentence
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
Jean grinned and dribbled self-consciously, and showed his two little teeth to the proudest father in the world.
British Dictionary definitions for self-indulgent
adjective
tending to indulge one's own desires, etc
Derived forms of self-indulgent
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