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self-indulgently
adverb
uk /ˌself.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt.li/ us /ˌself.ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt.li/
in a way that is self-indulgent(= allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy):
The introductory essay in the book seems self-indulgently long.
They live self-indulgently, and never think about the future.
I spent the whole summer holiday self-indulgently reading crime thrillers.
Her latest book is very long, almost self-indulgently so.
He lives self-indulgently, and does not fulfil any of his responsibilities.
Very few people have the time or the money to focus self-indulgently on themselves.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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bask in something
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be a great one for somethingidiom
gad about/around (somewhere)
get off on something
get over something/someone
get your jolliesidiom
glory in something
glutton
live it upidiom
luxuriate in something
masochism
masochistic
masochistically
savour
slaver
wallow
whoop
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