What does selfishly mean?

selfishly means "in an egotistical manner".

How many syllables are in selfishly?

selfishly has 3 syllables: sel-fish-ly. The stress falls on "sel".

What is another word for selfishly?

Close synonyms include egotistically. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of selfishly?

The recorded antonyms are unselfishly.

Is selfishly a common word?

selfishly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

selfishly — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in an egotistical manner
“he behaved egotistically”
Synonymsegotistically
Antonymsunselfishly

Questions about selfishly

What does selfishly mean?: selfishly means "in an egotistical manner".
How many syllables are in selfishly?: selfishly has 3 syllables: sel-fish-ly. The stress falls on "sel".
What is another word for selfishly?: Close synonyms include egotistically. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of selfishly?

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