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
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
It was a strong, self-satisfying, determined kind of way, based solidly on a big natural foundation, but rising to a plane of genuine spiritual affinity.
From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Dreiser, Theodore
And, with this self-satisfying remark, the farmer rode away.
From Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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