self-satisfying

adj

self-satisfying

adj

Etymology From self- + satisfying.

1

Giving satisfaction to oneself.

When one has an intimate knowledge of a business it is easy—and to some extent self-satisfying—to find fault with the way it is run by those in charge.1959 November, “Talking of Trains: The anti-railway prejudice”, in Trains Illustrated, page 518:

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