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self-indulgent

[self-in-duhl-juhnt, self-]

self-in·dul·gent

[self-in-duhl-juhnt, self-]
adjective
1.
indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
2.
characterized by such indulgence.

Origin:
1785–95

self-in·dul·gence, noun
self-in·dul·gent·ly, adverb
self-in·dulg·er, noun
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self-indulgent
 
adj
tending to indulge one's own desires, etc
 
self-in'dulgence
 
n
 
self-in'dulgently
 
adv

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