selfyadj.
/ˈsɛlfi/, U.S. /ˈsɛlfi/, Scottish English /ˈsɛlfɪ/ Originally Scottish. Now rare.
Self-centred; selfish.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > selfish
self-respecting1597
selfish1628
selfful1640
selfy1643
sellie1825
kiasu1990
society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > preoccupied with self
self-central1642
selfy1643
self-centred1645
self-concerned1653
self-involved1785
self-conscious1825
self-intoxicated1847
self-obsessed1878
egocentric1900
1643 R. Baillie Let. 5 Dec. (1841) II. 107 Yow know what woe and danger selfie men in the top of a commission may doe.
1661 Phil-Alethio Resol. Subj. of Scotl. 9 What Chimera's of invention, wil men make use of to uphold most groundlesse conceits.., for strengthning and promoving of their sinful and selfie designs.
1691 Hutcheson's 45 Serm. on CXXX Psalm xlii. 449 They are better at picking quarrels at them sc. mercies, than at being thankful for them, which speaks a proud unsubdued selfie disposition.
1905 J. L. Walker Philos. Egoism 17 Some individuals have mind enough to be habitually regardful of others... Does this argue that they are less selfy?
2013 H. Ravven Self Beyond Itself viii. 338 Our basic agency is self-preserving and self-serving, that is, selfy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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