self·ish·ly
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Definition of selfishly
: in a selfish way
acting/behaving selfishly … he selfishly hogged attention for his injury …— Louise Erdrich He finds support for his intuition from game theory, which says that if everyone in a game acts selfishly, everyone suffers.— Gina Kolata
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“Selfishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selfishly. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of selfishly was in 1645
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