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单词 otherselfish
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otherselfishadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: other adj., self n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < other adj. + self n. + -ish suffix1, after selfish adj. Compare slightly later other-regarding adj.
Obsolete.
Altruistic.Apparently an isolated use.
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altruistic1853
otherselfish1877
other-regarding1879
alter-egoistic1880
other-centred1925
non-egotistical1935
1877 E. Simcox Nat. Law v. 221 The division of human motives into selfish and otherselfish ones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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