self-indulgent.

Giving undue priority to one's own pleasures or wishes.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• self-indulgent habit
• self-indulgent prose

On the page

The editor cut the self-indulgent digression.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more self-indulgent; superlative most self-indulgent when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.