egoistic

egoist (ˈiːɡəʊɪst, ˈɛɡ-)

—n
1.	a person who is preoccupied with his own interests; a selfish person
2.	a conceited person; egotist
3.	ethics a person who lives by the values of egoism

egoistic

—*adj*

egoistical

—*adj*

egoistically

—*adv*

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Example sentences

The biggest display of egoistic self important jockeying in a long time.

His answer is characteristically lacking in egoistic justifications, or sly

academic boasting.

The former could be ugly while the latter could be egoistic.

They fill an ecological niche in the city, as difficult as that is for the

myopically egoistic to understand.

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