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selfish::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | selfishness |
Examples of selfish
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I felt like it was time I had a talk with him to tell him it's OK to be selfish.
From the dailynews.com
Just because Wayne scores 34 goals in a year doesn't mean he's a selfish player.
From the telegraph.co.uk
People who are knowledgeable, not selfish and who are not filling their pockets.
From the newscientist.com
I argue only against those union officials who are arrogant, greedy and selfish.
From the dailyherald.com
That's a selfish choice no matter what book of parables might otherwise suggest.
From the dailymercury.com.au
The propensity of men to be selfish, power-hungry, and oppressive is ubiquitous.
From the infowars.com
I condemn that far more than I do their original selfish and deceitful behavior.
From the guardian.co.uk
Throughout all this debate, I can't believe how selfish the Scots always appear.
From the guardian.co.uk
A selfish act driven primarily my immaturity and ignorance that continues today.
From the washingtontimes.com
- 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
- (selfishly) egotistically: in an egotistical manner; "he behaved egotistically"
- (selfishness) stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- House is scheduled to enter a seventh season on September 20, 2010. This season will address House and Cuddy's relationship. In Bulgaria, Nova Television will begin airing the seventh season on September 24, 2010, only four days after the original US-air.
- "Selfish" is the debut single from Asia Cruise, from her unreleased debut album, Who Is Asia Cruise?. The song was written and produced by Dwayne Nesmith and Pierre Medoru2014better known as Tha Cornaboyzu2014and Tyrrell Bing. The song spent nine weeks on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart, peaking at number thirty-three.
- Selfishness denotes the precedence given in thought or deed to the self, i.e., self interest or self concern. It is the act of placing one's own needs or desires above the needs or desires of others. ...
- (selfishly) In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly
- (selfishness) the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others
- (SELFISHNESS) Taking care of oneself without thought for others. That supreme self-love or self-preference which leads a person to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness, without regarding those of others.
