self-congratulatory
adjective
self-con·grat·u·la·to·ry
ˌself-kən-ˈgra-chə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē 
-ˈgra-jə-
: expressive of self-congratulation
self-congratulatory memoirs
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Normally, Davos is a hotbed of planners and self-congratulatory humanitarians who dream up utopian schemes that then can be imposed from the top down by governments.
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John Fund, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
The fourth episode, which takes place in an unusual setting, might turn off some fans who are through with self-congratulatory sci-fi antics and just want the plot to deliver a solution to its puzzle box.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
That attitude, self-aggrandizing and self-congratulatory but perhaps justifiably so, prevails throughout SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Politicians can always find a rationalization to spend taxpayer money on an unending list of needy programs coupled with a self-congratulatory press release.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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John Fund, National Review, 4 Feb. 2025
The fourth episode, which takes place in an unusual setting, might turn off some fans who are through with self-congratulatory sci-fi antics and just want the plot to deliver a solution to its puzzle box.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
That attitude, self-aggrandizing and self-congratulatory but perhaps justifiably so, prevails throughout SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Politicians can always find a rationalization to spend taxpayer money on an unending list of needy programs coupled with a self-congratulatory press release.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Self-congratulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-congratulatory. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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