self-satisfying
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of self-satisfying
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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A bit more of this compassion, however self-satisfying, might resolve many conflicts, not just his own.
From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2019
Grandmamma, whose most self-satisfying role is to suffer over the imagined cruelty of her children, is furious at this.
From Time Magazine Archive
How self-satisfying to conclude that the U.S. has already done enough to tear down the barriers of segregation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beau Brummel, at the height of his sartorial fame, never achieved a more self-satisfying toilet.
From 'Way Down East A Romance of New England Life by Grismer, Joseph Rhode
In an age of modern young womanhood, clever, self-satisfying, potential, Dosia belonged to the old régime where sentiment still holds sway.
From The Wayfarers by Cutting, Mary Stewart Doubleday
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