selfish

Universal Words adjective caring only about yourself rather than about other people: selfish behaviour / demands * Do you think I'm being selfish by not letting her go? * What a selfish thing to do! * It was selfish of him to leave all the work to you. OPPUNSELFISH, SELFLESS selfishly adverb: She looked forward, a little selfishly, to a weekend away from her family. selfishness noun [U]: He was the victim of his own greed and selfishness.