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selfcongratulatory

selfcongratulatory adjective: being in the nature of self-congratulation.

Adjective

selfcongratulatory (comparative more selfcongratulatory, superlative most selfcongratulatory)

  1. Being in the nature of self-congratulation.

Forms of selfcongratulatory

comparativemore selfcongratulatory
superlativemost selfcongratulatory
alternative formself-congratulatory

Origin of selfcongratulatory

From self- + congratulatory.

Questions about selfcongratulatory

What does selfcongratulatory mean?
Selfcongratulatory means being in the nature of self-congratulation.
What part of speech is selfcongratulatory?
Selfcongratulatory is an adjective.

Words near selfcongratulatory in the dictionary

  1. selfbuilds
  2. selfcest
  3. selfcircumcision
  4. selfcondensation
  5. selfcondensations
  6. selfcongratulatory
  7. selfconjugate
  8. selfconscious
  9. selfconsciously
  10. selfconsciousness
  11. selfconsistency

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