self-indulgent

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English indulgent English self-indulgent From self- + indulgent.

1. Exhibiting tendencies of self-indulgence.

   “It is not a refuge for self-indulgent monomaths to channelize their aggressions within a community of colleagues and students.”

   “I can assure him and others that I am more than willing to let feminist-separatists, male and/or female go their own gay way. Along with other extraneous and self-indulgent factions, they have been a diversionary and devisive ^([sic]) element.”