selfishly
fɪʃ adjective
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 oneself: selfish motives.
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selfish (ˈsɛlfɪʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | chiefly concerned with one's own interest, advantage, etc, esp to the total exclusion of the interests of others |
| 2. | relating to or characterized by self-interest |
| 'selfishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'selfishness | |
| —n | |
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| selfish (ˈsɛlfɪʃ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | chiefly concerned with one's own interest, advantage, etc, esp to the total exclusion of the interests of others |
| 2. | relating to or characterized by self-interest |
| 'selfishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'selfishness | |
| —n | |
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selfish
1640, from self (q.v.). Said in Hacket's life of Archbishop Williams (1693) to have been coined by Presbyterians. In the 17c., synonyms included self-seeking (1628), self-ended and self-ful.
"Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs." [Richard Dawkins, "The Selfish Gene," 1976]
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