self-seeking
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self-seek·ing
(sĕlf′sē′kĭng)adj.
1. Pursuing only one's own ends or interests.
2. Exhibiting concern only with promoting one's own ends or interests: self-seeking maneuvers.
n.
Determined pursuit of one's own ends or interests.
self′-seek′er n.
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self-seeking
n
the act or an instance of seeking one's own profit or interest, esp exclusively
adj
having or showing an exclusive preoccupation with one's own profit or interest: a self-seeking attitude.
ˌself-ˈseeker n
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self′-seek′ing
n.
1. the seeking of one's own interest or selfish ends.
adj. 2. given to or characterized by self-seeking; selfish.
[1580–90]
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Noun | 1. | self-seeking - taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others selfishness - stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others |
Adj. | 1. | self-seeking - interested only in yourself 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 |
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self-seeking
adjective selfish, self-interested, mercenary, calculating, opportunistic, self-serving, acquisitive, on the make (slang), careerist, gold-digging, fortune-hunting, looking out for number one (informal), out for what you can get Politicians are untrustworthy self-seeking creatures.
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self-seeking
adjectiveConcerned only with oneself:
egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-involved, selfish, self-serving.
Idiom: wrapped up in oneself.
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