self·ish (s l f sh)adj. 1. Concerned chiefly or only with oneself: "Selfish men were . . . trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of human rights" (Maria Weston Chapman). 2. Arising from, characterized by, or showing selfishness: a selfish whim. self ish·ly adv.self ish·ness n. |
selfish
Adjective
1. caring too much about oneself and not enough about others
2. (of behaviour or attitude) motivated by self-interest
selfishly adv
selfishness n
selfishness n
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| Adj. | 1. | selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred - limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" unselfish - disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others |
selfish
adjective self-centred, self-interested, greedy, mercenary, self-seeking, ungenerous, egoistic or egoistical, egotistic or egoistical, looking out for number one (informal) << OPPOSITE unselfish
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