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- adjective Alternative spelling of
selfcongratulatory .
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We suspect that, for most people, the difference between self-congratulatory idealism and admirable idealism comes down to this: If the idealism is about something that is safely in the past or safely far away and has nothing to do with me, it's admirable, or at least harmless; if it does have something to do with me and my behavior, then it must be judgmental and self-congratulatory.
Philocrites: This week at uuworld.org: Heroes' dilemma. 2006
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The Imperialists Are Still Alive! avoids the pitfalls of taking itself too seriously in that particular alternative, self-congratulatory way, instead making fun of those that do.
Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011
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Just get over yourself Rees and enjoy the win, not pontificate over your self-congratulatory observations.
Wales v England: five things we learned from Six Nations 2011 opener 2011
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The political naivete of precisely the most preening self-congratulatory “realists” never ceases to astound me.
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In a self-congratulatory “EXCLUSIVE,” the Washington Times reports that a letter from the United States Commission on Civil Rights “says some little-noticed provisions in the House health care bill are racially discriminatory, and it intends to ask President Obama and Congress to rewrite sections that factor in race when awarding billions in contracts, scholarships and grants,” but this “exclusive” buries the lede.
Wonk Room » Bush Holdovers At Civil Rights Commission Attack Health Reform 2009
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The Imperialists Are Still Alive! avoids the pitfalls of taking itself too seriously in that particular alternative, self-congratulatory way, instead making fun of those that do.
Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011
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But the more Mr. Rogen injects the story with needed energy, the more he makes Kyle's reflexive glibness seems like his own glib, self-congratulatory shtick, and the closer he comes to wearing out his welcome by dominating the movie.
'50/50': Cheerful Illness Tale, With Relapses Joe Morgenstern 2011
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The Imperialists Are Still Alive! avoids the pitfalls of taking itself too seriously in that particular alternative, self-congratulatory way, instead making fun of those that do.
Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011
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The Imperialists Are Still Alive! avoids the pitfalls of taking itself too seriously in that particular alternative, self-congratulatory way, instead making fun of those that do.
Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011
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By way of Cakeadelic, whose humility burns with the intensity of a thousand self-congratulatory suns:
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