as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
she's too self-loving an individual to ever have feelings of real love for another person
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selfish
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These co-workers are not heroes for coming in to work with their germs, but selfish and inconsiderate.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025 -
Having to carry the weight of someone else’s selfish needs makes everything harder.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Self-loving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loving. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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