self-laudatory
- a word derived from laudatory.
Example Sentences
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Less charitably, the majority gave itself an undeserved self-laudatory pat on the back in the face of a devastating moral loss.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2018
The distinction: ads provide pertinent information such as type of practice, office hours, and even the schedule of fees; solicitation involves self-laudatory or fraudulent claims, or patients' testimonials.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were a vain, self-laudatory lot, and all of them had that craving for the centre of the stage and the hot glare of the spot-light which is still to be found in isolated cases.
From In Pastures New by Ade, George
These treasures, priceless for the historian, the antiquary, and the artist, were now going to be ruthlessly swept away at a pontiff's bidding, in order to make room for his haughty and self-laudatory monument.
From The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by Symonds, John Addington
We can imagine what Cæsar might have said among his friends of the expediency of putting down this self-laudatory Consul.
From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony
