self-satisfying

American  

[self-sat-is-fahy-ing, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ ɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

1. effecting satisfaction to oneself.

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Etymology

Origin of self-satisfying

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

A bit more of this compassion, however self-satisfying, might resolve many conflicts, not just his own.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2019

How self-satisfying to conclude that the U.S. has already done enough to tear down the barriers of segregation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grandmamma, whose most self-satisfying role is to suffer over the imagined cruelty of her children, is furious at this.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a final, self-satisfying survey at his "lay av things" Slavin stepped well to the side of the incriminating foot-prints.

From The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police by Kendall, Ralph S.

After a manner he had had peace; now all was disquiet; the turmoil of an awakened gentler feeling clashing with the polemics of self-satisfying selfishness.

From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander