self-indulgent
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self-in·dul·gence
(sĕlf′ĭn-dŭl′jəns)n.
Excessive indulgence of one's own appetites and desires.
self′-in·dul′gent adj.
self′-in·dul′gent·ly adv.
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self-indulgent
adj
tending to indulge one's own desires, etc
ˌself-inˈdulgence n
ˌself-inˈdulgently adv
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self′-indul′gent
adj.
1. indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., esp. without restraint.
2. characterized by such indulgence.
[1785–95]
self′-indul′gence, n.
self′-indul′gently, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | self-indulgent - indulgent of your own appetites and desires; "a self-indulgent...way of looking at life"- Havelock Ellis indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents" |
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self-indulgent
adjective extravagant, excessive, lavish, intemperate, immoderate, self-gratifying To buy flowers for myself seems wildly self-indulgent.
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self-indulgent
(selfinˈdaldʒənt) adjective too ready to satisfy one's own desires. self-indulgent habits/behaviour.
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