Meanings
adverbself-consciously (comparative more self-consciously, superlative most self-consciously)
comparative more self-consciously · superlative most self-consciously
- In a self-conscious manner.
That’s why self-consciously Anglo-catholic churches which are a mile high up the paschal candle can do reasonably well in the current climate.
2016 May 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “The Seven Actual Marks of Mission”, in Thurible.net
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an uncomfortably self-conscious manner
Opposite
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Origin
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APA
self-consciously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-consciously
MLA
“self-consciously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-consciously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-consciously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-consciously.
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