egoistic

[ ee-goh-is-tik, eg-oh- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
2. being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one's own desires; self-centered ( altruistic ).

Other Words From

• ego·isti·cal·ly adverb
• anti·ego·istic adjective
• anti·ego·isti·cal adjective
• anti·ego·isti·cal·ly adverb
• none·go·istic adjective
• none·go·isti·cal adjective
• none·go·isti·cal·ly adverb
• une·go·isti·cal adjective
• une·go·isti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of egoistic¹

First recorded in 1825–35; egoist + -ic

Example Sentences

The conflict between the desire for marriage and egoistic ambitions.

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A less egoistic man would have seen that a national uprising was imminent.

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Thus his two or three days' existence passes without one egoistic act.

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This purpose cannot have been egoistic, since God is without need, being above pleasure and pain.

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Placing her own personality out of the question was impossible for one so absorbed in self as this egoistic young creature.

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