单词 | self-applauding |
释义 | self-applaudingadj. That praises or commends himself or herself; engaging in or characterized by self-applause; self-congratulating. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > vainglory > [adjective] gloriousa1382 vainglorious?a1500 self-flatteringa1586 self-exalting1601 self-applauding1614 self-praised1626 self-flattered1647 self-glorying1659 self-exalted1668 self-gratulating1755 self-congratulating1774 self-congratulatory1798 self-applausivea1805 self-gratulatory1818 self-exaltative1821 1614 A. Taylor Encomiasticke Elogies vi. sig. B2 To serue no vertue, these Not, selfe-applauding pens; the worthlesse please With others worthy labours. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 296 The Toiles of Selfe-applauding Husbandry. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 50 Self-applauding confidences in our own wisdom, strength, &c. 1782 W. Cowper Truth in Poems 76 The self-applauding bird, the peacock. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. iv. 73 With the chuckle of a self-applauding wit. 1867 A. D. Whitney Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life iii. 43 A little matter, nothing to be self-applauding about. 1939 L. P. Smith Unforgotten Years (U.S. ed.) viii. 230 What mortal is happier after all than the complacent, self-satisfied, self-applauding prig? 2005 Spectator (Nexis) 6 Aug. 38 The refined revolutionary commitment that enables the self-applauding virtuous to be blind to their own vices and blind to the virtues of others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1614 |
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