self-respecting
adjective
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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 respecting English self-respecting From self- + respecting.
- Having self-respect; having pride or knowledge of one's own worth.
“No self-respecting man would tolerate such an insult.”
“Now, when you awfulize you go beyond that and tell yourself, instead “It's horrible, awful and terrible!” You then mean several things, all of which are clearly unprovable and which any self-respecting Martian with an IQ of 100 could easily see through.”