SINCE 1828
self-adulatory
adjective
self-ad·u·la·to·ry
| \ ˌself-ˈa-jə-lə-ˌtȯr-ē
, -dyə-, -də-\
, -dyə-, -də-\
Definition of self-adulatory
: expressive of excessive admiration or flattery for oneself
a self-adulatory acceptance speech
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