self-indulgent

adjective

: indulging oneself or marked by self-indulgence

a mild, self-indulgent bachelor

—G. K. Chesterton

an easy, self-indulgent, dilettante way of looking at life

—Havelock Ellis

self-indulgently

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗⸗

adverb

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self-indulgent

adjective

self-in·​dul·​gent

ˌsel-fin-ˈdəl-jənt

: pleasing one's own desires too easily