self-perpetuating
self-perpetuating · more self-perpetuating · most self-perpetuating
Causing itself to continue to existCausing itself to continue to exist.
US/sˌɛlfpɚpˈɛtʃuˌeɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesCausing itself to continue to exist.
The committee was self-perpetuating: all it did was hold a meeting to decide when the next meeting was, and consume funds to do so.
It's a self-perpetuating error, now that we've made it, we can't fix it without breaking things that depend on it.
Forms
more self-perpetuating, most self-perpetuating| Comparative | more self-perpetuating Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most self-perpetuating Lesson |
regular
Word family
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form