self-congratulatory

A form of selfcongratulatory — Being in the nature of self-congratulation.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-congratulatory (comparative more self-congratulatory, superlative most self-congratulatory)

comparative more self-congratulatory · superlative most self-congratulatory

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of selfcongratulatory.

    Annabelle came skipping out of the house with an air of self-congratulatory joy that was instantly annoying.

    2009 October 29, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Mr Stink, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN
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    It sure does feel like a lot of people engaging in this tinhattery and self-congratulatory ‘well, I never lived Diddy’ crap care less about the victims than they do their own egos.

    2024 October 9, Kayleigh Donaldson, “Piers Morgan Finds Out After F***ing Around With Jay-Z and Beyoncé's Reputations”, in Pajiba
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APA

self-congratulatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-congratulatory

MLA

“self-congratulatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-congratulatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-congratulatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-congratulatory.

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