self-regarding
Britishadjective
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self-centred; egotistical
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philosophy (of an action) affecting the interests of no-one other than the agent, and hence, according to John Stuart Mill, immune from moral criticism
Example Sentences
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Neither in the movie nor in the musical do these vividly tasteless and self-regarding figures come across as appealing, although the musical does succeed in softening them with humor and amplifies Jackie’s backstory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
"Why does it all feel so laborious and overworked, so frantically self-regarding?" he asked.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
So why does it all feel so laborious and overworked, so frantically self-regarding?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024
“Too boring,” the famously self-regarding mayor ruled after meeting the man, who in a recent interview did not recall being terribly taken with Mr. Koch, either.
From New York Times • May 7, 2022
Yet he felt in his heart that Faramir, though he was much like his brother in looks, was a man less self-regarding, both sterner and wiser.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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