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From self + -ish. Compare Danish selvisk (“selfish”), Swedish självisk (“selfish”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
selfish
Today it means: Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making. Full definition →
Today it means: Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making. Full definition →
From self + -ish. Compare Danish selvisk (“selfish”), Swedish självisk (“selfish”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.