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Definition of "selfishly" [self•ish•ly]

  • In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly. (adverb)

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Use "selfishly" in a sentence
  • "That abandonment of the primacy of Justice has had dreadful effects and one of these, along with everyone lese is the emotionalising as in selfishly emoting of modern people."
  • "(Quite literally, my kids have so much stuff that they don't know what to do with it so it ends up in selfishly guarded piles, yet all their friends have more than twice as many toys!)"
  • "Mightn’t we all close ranks and tut-tut-tut those women who persist in selfishly pursuing their own pleasures at cost to their children?"
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