masturbatory
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌmæstəˈbɛtəri/
:
autocomplaciente
- The film was filled with masturbatory moments that celebrated the director's ego rather than the story.
We know it's hyper individualistic, but it's a way of consuming A masturbatory consummation of your own virtuosity.
- We know it's hyper individualistic, but it's a way of consuming A masturbatory consummation of your own virtuosity.
- It's just like this sort of masturbatory game of producing data for the sake of indexing it.
Examples
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Try to peel away the layers of masturbatory self-indulgence.
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The couple's conversation is masturbatory.
Academic text (2016) -
And art of this sort is dangerous at worst, masturbatory at best.
Blog text (16) -
But my masturbatory habits this year have very much not been about trying new things.
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What's masturbatory is thinking all those heavy thoughts all day long.
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This is what I mean: trying to assess intent can just get into masturbatory territory.
Blog text (12) -
Every piece by Frothman is a myopic, masturbatory, self-aggrandizing exercise in wingnuttery.
Blog text (10) -
Yes, I'll concede that a few individuals might have regressed to chest-thumping, condescending, masturbatory self-congratulation.
Blog text (6) -
The author's latest book was criticized as a masturbatory display of self-adulation.
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His presentation was so masturbatory that it focused more on his accomplishments than the team's efforts.
Synonyms
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5.4
Thinking you are much better than other people
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3.7
Being too proud of achievements or skills in a way that annoys others
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4.9
Too pleased with yourself in a way that annoys others
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6.8
Thinking you are much better or more important than others
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9.9
Bragging too much about how great you think you are
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9.9
Being too focused on your own pleasure or success
Thinking you are better than other people
Being too satisfied with yourself and not seeing your mistakes
How Self-Indulgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
masturbatory = masturbate (semi-transparent) = masturbate + ory
Formally derived from 'masturbate', but the evaluative, metaphorical sense 'self-indulgent or self-congratulatory' is a pragmatic extension not automatically inferred by all learners.
Etymology
Masturbatory also comes from the verb masturbate, and by a figurative meaning it can mean 'self-indulgent'. That's why critics call a film, book, or speech 'masturbatory' when it seems made only to please its creator rather than the audience.