selfishly

English

Etymology

From selfish +‎ -ly.

Adverb

selfishly (comparative more selfishly, superlative most selfishly)

1. In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
   • 2023 April 13, Amy Nicholson, “‘Hilma’ Review: An Artist With Spirit”, in The New York Times‎:

     What emerges is a softly supernatural story about a futurist who behaved as selfishly as any retrograde male genius.

Antonyms

• unselfishly

Translations

in a selfish manner

Catalan: egoistament (ca) Estonian: isekalt Galician: egoistamente Polish: egoistycznie (pl), samolubnie (pl) Portuguese: egoistamente Spanish: egoístamente

See also

• egoist
• selfish