selfish adj
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selfish — [adj] thinking only of oneself egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, greedy*, hoggish*, mean, mercenary, miserly, narcissistic, narrow, narrowminded, out for number one*, parsimonious, prejudiced, self centered,… … New thesaurus
selfish — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ I know I m being selfish, but I can t help it. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
selfish — adj. selfish to + inf. (it was selfish of them to do that) * * * [ selfɪʃ] selfish to + inf. (it was selfish of them to do that) … Combinatory dictionary
selfish — [sel′fish] adj. 1. too much concerned with one s own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self centered 2. showing or prompted by self interest selfishly adv. selfishness n … English World dictionary
selfish — adj 1. self seeking, egotistic, self centered, egocentric; self interested, self indulgent, self concerned, self regarding. 2. greedy, avaricious, grasping, acquisitive, Sl. grab by, rapacious, hoggish, piggish; covetous, hoarding, possessive;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
selfish — adj. 1 deficient in consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one s own personal profit or pleasure; actuated by self interest. 2 (of a motive etc.) appealing to self interest. Derivatives: selfishly adv. selfishness n … Useful english dictionary
selfish — [[t]se̱lfɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is selfish, you mean that he or she cares only about himself or herself, and not about other people. I think I ve been very selfish. I ve been mainly concerned with myself. ...the selfish… … English dictionary
selfish — self·ish sel fish adj being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function <selfish DNA> also being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication <selfish genes> … Medical dictionary
selfish — self|ish [ˈselfıʃ] adj caring only about yourself and not about other people used to show disapproval ▪ How can you be so selfish? ▪ selfish behaviour >selfishly adv ▪ a small child behaving selfishly >selfishness n [U] ▪ a lack of greed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
selfish — selfishly, adv. selfishness, n. /sel fish/, adj. 1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one s own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. 2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for… … Universalium
