self-applaudingadj.
/ˌsɛlfəˈplɔːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈplɔdɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfəˈplɑdɪŋ/ That praises or commends himself or herself; engaging in or characterized by self-applause; self-congratulating.
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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).
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