selfishly

adverb

self·​ish·​ly ˈsel-fish-lē How to pronounce selfishly (audio)
: in a selfish way
acting/behaving selfishly
… he selfishly hogged attention for his injury …Louise Erdrich
He finds support for his intuition from game theory, which says that if everyone in a game acts selfishly, everyone suffers.Gina Kolata

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Some of you just couldn't selfishly put your pride aside huh??!?!? James Brizuela, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 So, selfishly, visiting the attraction during the day gave me the opportunity to appreciate all the work Stross and his team put in to curating the props, costuming and sets featured in the haunt. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024 Participants in experiments saw moral objectors as selfishly advocating for a personal goal at the expense of others. Timothy Kundro, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 To live intelligently selfishly is to understand that our well-being is linked with the well-being of others. Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for selfishly 

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of selfishly was in 1645

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“Selfishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfishly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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