- selfishly
- adverb see selfish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
selfishly
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Selfishly — Self ish*ly, adv. In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
selfishly — selfish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ concerned chiefly with one s own personal profit or pleasure at the expense of consideration for others. DERIVATIVES selfishly adverb selfishness noun … English terms dictionary
selfishly adv — Would you like to buy some cod? asked Tom selfishly … English expressions
selfishly — See selfish. * * * … Universalium
selfishly — adverb In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly. Ant: unselfishly … Wiktionary
selfishly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. egotistically, miserly, stingily, greedily, in one s own interest, meanly, cannily, ungenerously, illiberally, unchivalrously, to gain private ends, lacking in generosity, lacking in magnanimity, lacking in consideration; … English dictionary for students
selfishly — adv. self centeredly, egotistically, in the manner of being concerned only with one s own self … English contemporary dictionary
selfishly — self·ish·ly … English syllables
selfishly — See: selfish … English dictionary
selfishly — adverb in an egotistical manner he behaved egotistically • Syn: ↑egotistically • Ant: ↑unselfishly • Derived from adjective: ↑selfish, ↑egotistic ( … Useful english dictionary
