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Self-approving

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Self`-ap`prov´ing
a.1.Approving one's own action or character by one's own judgment.
One self-approving hour whole years outweighs
Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas.
- Pope.
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Look here, Riah,' said Fledgeby, mollified by these self-approving considerations.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
Poor Jacob, not in the least comprehending the situation, and in high glee at finding himself so near the school, which he had never been allowed to enter, suddenly, in a fit of enthusiasm, pushed by Tom, and ambling three steps into the school, stood there, looking round him and nodding with a self-approving smile.
Tom Brown's Schooldays by Hughes, Thomas View in context
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