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.

See selfish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

too much concerned with one's own welfare or interests and having little or no concern for others; self-centered
showing or prompted by self-interest

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See selfish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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).
Arising from, characterized by, or showing selfishness: a selfish whim.

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