self-flatteringadj.
/ˌsɛl(f)ˈflat(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛl(f)ˈflædərɪŋ/ Engaging in or characterized by self-flattery.
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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
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) iii. xiv. sig. Qq6 Which (like a self-flattering woman) she conceiued was done for her sake.
1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 148 The damning sin of the self flattering hypocrite.
1728 R. Morris Ess. Anc. Archit. 70 Those self-flattering Companions, Novelty and Singleness.
1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vii. 355 The hopes And expectations of self-flattering minds! View more context for this quotation
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xiv. 110 The indulgence of..some self-flattering and sensitive vanity.
1947 Q. Hogg Case for Conservatism xli. 254 Mr. Greenwood made what might have been thought a conciliatory if self-flattering speech to the House of Commons.
2015 Manawatu (N.Z.) Standard (Nexis) 14 Apr. 8 The danger of this argument is that its self-flattering nature masks its essential inaccuracy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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