SELFISH


Meaning of SELFISH in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

how

But during the day pity for Joe invades me once more. How selfish I am.

so

Don't be so selfish , Andrew.

How can you be so selfish ?

How could she be so selfish ?

She couldn't bear him to think she was so selfish that she didn't care what harm she caused.

very

In fact, she was a very selfish , disagreeable, bad-tempered little girl.

I think you are being very selfish .

Men as a rule are very selfish and still believe that women are born to serve them.

She seems very selfish to us and not a good example of a true friend.

At some stage a bereaved person usually begins to feel that he or she must be very selfish indeed.

I realise now it was very selfish of me.

The situation would, to an outsider, have seemed very selfish .

This is very selfish of me.

■ NOUN

gene

The long reach of the gene An uneasy tension disturbs the heart of the selfish gene theory.

They were times of fresh resolve, novel encroachments of the selfish gene .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Amy, don't be selfish . Let the others have a turn.

Carter has never been a selfish player.

He's completely selfish .

It's not that I'm selfish . I just don't loan out my tools anymore.

She agreed to go along for purely selfish reasons.

Sometimes it's all right to be a little selfish , and forget about everyone else for a change.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Any answer that is not basically a selfish one should be regarded with suspicion.

As a result, commercial interactions better society even though the interests of each participant are purely selfish .

But it's a selfish family, I'd say.

Content with humiliation, satisfied with disappointment, I had been too selfish to reach out.

If I was a selfish individual, I would be happy making $ 3-plus million a year.

Nepotism is selfish behaviour having the appearance of altruism since it benefits relatives as well as ones own concerns.

Please don't-it would be selfish and damaging.

You blamed Gran-gran for being selfish , but what about you?

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