selfwardadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛlfwəd/, U.S.

/ˈsɛlfwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < self n. + -ward suffix.

A. adv.

Towards or in the direction of oneself.

ΚΠ

1648 G. Winstanley Saints Paradise 73 In this present poysoned estate of Mankinde in which flesh glories it self.., they do all work fleshward, and selfward.

1702 A. Brown Char. True Publick Spirit ii. 83 A loose improper and unfit Constitution..which causes the Administration always to center and gravitat [sic] self-ward.

1827 G. M'Caul Philos. Mind & Matter iii. 61 I may, perhaps, by my idleness and ingratitude, have drawn my mother's affection selfward.

1887 Springfield (Mass.) Republ. 8 Oct. Contrary to the beneficent law of his being, he exercised this choice selfward.

1912 N.Y. Observer & Chron. 30 May 690/1 Man often looks downward, self-ward, without a single note of praise.

1986 V. Schwarcz Chinese Enlightenment iv. 186 The accusatory finger, however, had not yet been pointed selfward.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Aug. c22 For once, the male gaze turned emphatically selfward.

B. adj.

Directed towards oneself; related to oneself; spec. selfish.

ΚΠ

1653 J. Goodwin Συγκρητισμός 20 A secret guilt or consciousness in the generality of men of their own narrow-chestedness and self-ward propensions.

1857 Emerson's Mag. & Putnam's Monthly Oct. 514/1 All aspirations, all thoughts, all selfward or humanward aims.

1888 Advance (Chicago) 15 Nov. I wonder if other ministers are prone to fall into this habit of selfward praying.

1972 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 16 May 3/1 It must respond, too, to selfward contemplations and the variety of today's imperatives.

2001 Moscow News (Nexis) 28 Nov. An imperceptibly introvert selfward tendency.

Derivatives

ˈselfwardness n. now somewhat rare

ΚΠ

1889 Advance (Chicago) 28 Mar. The selfwardness of piety which Lent emphasizes.

1925 Hibbert Jrnl. Jan. 264 At its worst it is the incarnation of narrow, unhuman, anti-human selfishness or selfwardness.

1971 J. M. Dorsey Psychol. of Emotion. Introd. p. xxvii His unheedful waywardness to favor heedful selfwardness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	selfward
释义	selfwardadv.adj. Brit. /ˈsɛlfwəd/, U.S. /ˈsɛlfwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < self n. + -ward suffix. A. adv. Towards or in the direction of oneself. ΚΠ 1648 G. Winstanley Saints Paradise 73 In this present poysoned estate of Mankinde in which flesh glories it self.., they do all work fleshward, and selfward. 1702 A. Brown Char. True Publick Spirit ii. 83 A loose improper and unfit Constitution..which causes the Administration always to center and gravitat [sic] self-ward. 1827 G. M'Caul Philos. Mind & Matter iii. 61 I may, perhaps, by my idleness and ingratitude, have drawn my mother's affection selfward. 1887 Springfield (Mass.) Republ. 8 Oct. Contrary to the beneficent law of his being, he exercised this choice selfward. 1912 N.Y. Observer & Chron. 30 May 690/1 Man often looks downward, self-ward, without a single note of praise. 1986 V. Schwarcz Chinese Enlightenment iv. 186 The accusatory finger, however, had not yet been pointed selfward. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Aug. c22 For once, the male gaze turned emphatically selfward. B. adj. Directed towards oneself; related to oneself; spec. selfish. ΚΠ 1653 J. Goodwin Συγκρητισμός 20 A secret guilt or consciousness in the generality of men of their own narrow-chestedness and self-ward propensions. 1857 Emerson's Mag. & Putnam's Monthly Oct. 514/1 All aspirations, all thoughts, all selfward or humanward aims. 1888 Advance (Chicago) 15 Nov. I wonder if other ministers are prone to fall into this habit of selfward praying. 1972 Yuma (Arizona) Daily Sun 16 May 3/1 It must respond, too, to selfward contemplations and the variety of today's imperatives. 2001 Moscow News (Nexis) 28 Nov. An imperceptibly introvert selfward tendency. Derivatives ˈselfwardness n. now somewhat rare ΚΠ 1889 Advance (Chicago) 28 Mar. The selfwardness of piety which Lent emphasizes. 1925 Hibbert Jrnl. Jan. 264 At its worst it is the incarnation of narrow, unhuman, anti-human selfishness or selfwardness. 1971 J. M. Dorsey Psychol. of Emotion. Introd. p. xxvii His unheedful waywardness to favor heedful selfwardness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1648
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