self-respecting
/sˌɛlfɹɪspˈɛktɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.59 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having self-respect; having pride or knowledge of one's own worth.
Example Sentences
- "No self-respecting man would tolerate such an insult."
- "Now, when you awfulize you go beyond that and tell yourself, instead “It's horrible, awful and terrible!” You then mean several things, all of which are clearly unprovable and which any self-respecting Martian with an IQ of 100 could easily see through."
- "Not since a journalist morphed into Al Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate has a metamorphosis been so jarring. Of course, there were clues: Michael kicked a puppy in the very second episode, and no self-respecting Elysium so closely resembles a chichi outdoor mall in Pasadena."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English respecting English self-respecting From self- + respecting.
Inflected Forms
more self-respecting (comparative)
most self-respecting (superlative)