pleasing
adjective
self-pleasing
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a word derived from
pleasing.
Example Sentences
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Self-righteousness and self-trust, self-seeking and self-pleasing, self-will, self-defence, self-glory—these are a few of the myriad branches of that deeply rooted tree.
From George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God by Arthur T. (Arthur Tappan) Pierson
Farewell self-pleasing thoughts! which quietness brings forth, And farewell friendship's sacred league! uniting minds of worth.'
From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Emma Marshall
The reason why the widow’s claims were left long unsettled in the court was the self-pleasing indolence of the judge.
From The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
They are not willing to forsake entirely the walk after the course of this world, to give up all self-will, and self-confidence, and self-pleasing.
From The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer by Andrew Murray
She had never heard anything yet discussed save on the principle of self-pleasing or self-aggrandizement; here, self-spending was the axiom on which all the problems were worked.
From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Charlotte Mary Yonge
