sol·ip·sis·tic

[sol-ip-sis-tik]
adjective
of or characterized by solipsism, or the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist: Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.

Origin:
solips(ism) + -istic

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solipsism (ˈsɒlɪpˌsɪzəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
philosophy the extreme form of scepticism which denies the possibility of any knowledge other than of one's own existence
 
[C19: from Latin sōlus alone + ipse self]
 
'solipsist
 
n, —adj
 
solip'sistic
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

solipsistic
1885, from solipsism.
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Example sentences
People complain that the service is trivial and solipsistic.
In fact the whole book is a dramatic monologue, a solipsistic world where other
  characters are inflected through one sensibility.
Diamond's song helps to bring out the solipsistic and solitary outcome of the
  individual meditative self.
Many profess fatigue with spinning in isolation within their solipsistic
  spheres.
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