Meanings
adjectiveselfward (not comparable)
- not comparableTowards oneself.
It should never be forgotten, however, that, under all conditions, both man and wife should exercise prudence, both selfward and otherward, and that each should utterly refuse to gratify self by accepting a sacrifice, however willingly offered […]
2001, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex
adverbselfward (not comparable)
- not comparableTowards oneself.
For once, the male gaze turned emphatically selfward.
2009 June 19, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times
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APA
selfward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfward
MLA
“selfward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfward. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selfward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selfward.
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