Selfishly
['sɛlfɪʃli]
Definition
(adv.) In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
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Examples
- She had kept a steadfast look upon him, and she answered with composure: 'I am not here selfishly, Charley. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I meant no more than to put the matter in its true light before you; though I acknowledge I did it selfishly enough, for I am disappointed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I know I did this selfishly, to have my name brought before her; but I tried to believe it was an act of justice to his memory. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Selfishly dear as she had long been to Lady Bertram, she could not be parted with willingly by _her_. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Amelia's attendant was much less selfishly disposed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That was my first thought, though I shrank selfishly from confronting it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I don't want all men to think the same as I do, replied the Count selfishly. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- To act according to interest is, so the allegation runs, to act selfishly, with one's own personal profit in view. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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