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Word entry · 7 letters

selfish

Best crossword clue

"Only out for gain"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted efhilssStarts with SEnds with H2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

Word origin

From self + -ish. Compare Danish selvisk (“selfish”), Swedish självisk (“selfish”).

Used in a sentence

  • Through this hypothesized mechanism, a selfish virus would reduce the probability that other co-infecting genotypes contribute the expected share of their genes to the progeny.
  • The "selfish meme" concept does not, of course, ascribe any consciousness or motivation to the meme; it simply means we can understand better by looking at evolution from the meme's point of view.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Only out for gain7 letters
02Egoistic7 letters

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