Definitions for selfish

selfish self·ish

Spelling: [sel-fish]
IPA: /ˈsɛl fɪʃ/

Selfish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in selfish (efhilss).

Definitions for selfish

adjective

  1. devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
  2. characterized by or manifesting concern or care only for oneself:

Origin of selfish

First recorded in 1630-40; self + -ish1

Examples for selfish

He had raised the boy wrong—he had taught him to be selfish.

What if an affair is a process of positive self-discovery rather than selfish carnal impulses?

It is a spirit contracted in its views, selfish in its objects.

She had no affection for this selfish invalid, this weak, peevish bully.

What should have been a moment of reckoning for a selfish, serial liar instead ended with us pitying him.

Scrooge is still with us, not just in print but embodied in the cold hearts and selfish calculations of misanthropes everywhere.

It ain't a selfish feeling, so I know there's some good in it.

Self-marriage is the ultimate brand extension of a self-obsessed, selfish populus.

Emetophobia tends to compromise my relationships, turning me into a selfish jerk.

But the feelings of Cornelius in no case deserved consideration—they were so selfish.

Word Value for selfish
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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