— self-congratulatory /self"keuhn grach"euh leuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , or, often, /-graj"-, -keuhng-, self'-/ , adj. — self-congratulating , adj.
/self"keuhn grach'euh lay"sheuhn/ , or, often, /-graj'-, -keuhng-, self'-/ , n.
the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
[ 1705-15 ]