selfish

Selfish is defined as being focused only on yourself, or acting that way.

(adjective)

An example of someone selfish is a toddler who doesn't want to share their toys.

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See selfish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  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

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See selfish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  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.

Related Forms:

  • selfˈish·ly adverb
  • selfˈish·ness noun

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