self-interested

English

Etymology

self- +‎ interested

Adjective

self-interested (comparative more self-interested, superlative most self-interested)

  1. Having self-interest; particularly concerned for oneself.

Further reading
  • Ogilvie, John. The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological. Blackie & Son. (1884).
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