English words for 'In a self-indulgent manner.'
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noun
verb
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- engage in amorous play
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
adj
noun
- The act of indulging.
- Something in which someone indulges.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- Tolerance.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
verb
- live promiscuously and self-indulgently
- (by extension, often of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.
- (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings.
- (figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
- (by extension, of a male or female) To have numerous sexual partners.
noun
- someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
- a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
- a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
- someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
- (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
- One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
- (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc.
- (US, chiefly politics, sports) A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.
- One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
- (transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- (intransitive) To study hard; to swot.
- (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- study intensively, as before an exam
- prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
- crowd or pack to capacity
noun
- The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- (uncountable) A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
- (weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
adv
adj
- Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
- (figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.
- Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God.
- relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
- of or relating to the sky
- of or belonging to heaven or god
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
noun
- the state of being more than full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- eating until excessively full
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
noun
- excessive indulgence
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- a quantity much larger than is needed
- The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
- (British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
adj
verb
verb
- indulge oneself
- throw or cast away
- throw with force or recklessness
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
noun
verb
- To fill with vanity or conceit.
- (intransitive) To become distended; to swell up.
- (intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
- To increase to an excessive amount.
- To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
- To cause to become distended.
- become bloated or swollen or puff up
- make bloated or swollen
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adj
adv
noun
noun
verb
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- engage in amorous play
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
adj
noun
- The act of indulging.
- Something in which someone indulges.
- A wish or whim satisfied.
- The act of catering to someone's every desire.
- An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
- (Roman Catholicism) A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.
- Tolerance.
- foolish or senseless behavior
- a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
- the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
- the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
- an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
verb
noun
- someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence
- a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag
- a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning
- someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
- an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds
- (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
- One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
- (aeronautics) A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
- A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc.
- (US, chiefly politics, sports) A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.
- One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
verb
noun
- excessive indulgence
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- the state of being more than full
- a quantity much larger than is needed
- The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
- (British, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
- The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
- (geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
adj
verb
noun
verb
verb
- live promiscuously and self-indulgently
- (by extension, often of young adults or the recently divorced) To indulge in a period of irresponsible behavior.
- (by extension, of a male or female) To engage in premarital or extramarital flings.
- (figuratively, of a male) To spread one's genes around by impregnating many females.
- (by extension, of a male or female) To have numerous sexual partners.
verb
- (intransitive) To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff oneself.
- (transitive) To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- (intransitive) To study hard; to swot.
- (transitive) To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
- put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
- study intensively, as before an exam
- prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
- crowd or pack to capacity
noun
- The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).
- (uncountable) A mathematical board game in which players take turns placing dominoes horizontally or vertically until no more can be placed, the loser being the player who cannot continue.
- (weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing through each dent or split of the reed.
- A small friendship book with limited space for people to enter their information.
verb
- indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
- supply or feed to surfeit
- (intransitive, reflexive) To become sick from overindulgence (both literally and figuratively).
- (transitive) To satisfy (someone's appetite) to excess (both literally and figuratively).
- (intransitive, reflexive) To overeat or feed to excess (on or upon something).
- (transitive) To feed (someone) to excess (on, upon or with something).
- (transitive) To fill (something) to excess.
- (intransitive, reflexive, figurative) To indulge (in something) to excess.
- (transitive, figurative) To supply (someone) with something to excess; to disgust (someone) through overabundance.
- (transitive) To make (someone) sick as a result of overconsumption.
noun
- the state of being more than full
- the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
- eating until excessively full
- Disgust caused by excess; satiety.
- (uncountable) Overindulgence in either food or drink; overeating.
- (countable) An excessive amount of something.
- (countable) A sickness or condition caused by overindulgence.
- (countable) A group of skunks.
verb
- indulge oneself
- throw or cast away
- throw with force or recklessness
- move in an abrupt or headlong manner
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- (intransitive, somewhat literary) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a brief indulgence of your impulses
- the act of flinging
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try.
- A party, especially a dance party.
- A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence, enthusiasm, or both.
- (dance) A lively Scottish country dance.
verb
noun
verb
- To fill with vanity or conceit.
- (intransitive) To become distended; to swell up.
- (intransitive, veterinary medicine) To get an overdistended rumen, talking of a ruminant.
- To increase to an excessive amount.
- To fill soft substance with gas, water, etc.; to cause to swell.
- To cause to become distended.
- become bloated or swollen or puff up
- make bloated or swollen
noun
noun
verb
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
- engage in amorous play
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
adj
verb
noun
verb
adj
adv
noun
adv
adj
- Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
- (figurative) Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.
- Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God.
- relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
- of or relating to the sky
- of or belonging to heaven or god