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selfish
[ sel-fish ]
adjective
- devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
Synonyms: self-interested, stingy, parsimonious, illiberal, egoistic, self-seeking
- characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself:
selfish motives.
selfish
/ ˈsɛlfɪʃ /
adjective
- chiefly concerned with one's own interest, advantage, etc, esp to the total exclusion of the interests of others
- relating to or characterized by self-interest
Derived Forms
- ˈselfishness, noun
- ˈselfishly, adverb
Other Words From
- self·ish·ly adverb
- self·ish·ness noun
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Example Sentences
They were selfish, rude, callous, and displayed a complete lack of basic human empathy.
I know, I just know, that you will get letters criticizing LeBron James for being selfish for missing the All-Star Game.
This is a selfish way to glide through life, and it also describes the dominant philosophy of the idle rich, especially when the ruling class goes on vacation with their princes and princesses in tow.
“My support of Puff is completely selfish I need to find whoever been trying to out Black moguls,” he tweeted later.
They leave out that Jim is also selfish, close-minded and flaky: a conversational tyrant who controls the volume of every chat.
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