Definition for Selfishly:

• in an egotistical manner; " he behaved egotistically"

Synonyms for Selfishly:

• adv.

  •egotistically (adverb)
  • parsimoniously,
  • greedily.
  •selfishly (adverb)
  • hoggishly,
  • self-centeredly,
  • egotistically,
  • narcissistically,
  • vainly.

• n.

  •
  • to gain private ends,
  • unchivalrously,
  • miserly,
  • lacking in generosity,
  • lacking in consideration,
  • cannily,
  • stingily,
  • Ungenerously,
  • illiberally,
  • wrongly,
  • lacking in magnanimity.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • generously.

Antonyms for Selfishly:

• adv.

  • Other antonyms:
    unselfishly.

Selfishly Sentence Examples:

• If Mrs. Withypool had been there, she might have lost all patience with me for putting long questions so selfishly to a man who had done so much for me, and whose clothes were now dripping in a wind which had arisen to test his theory of drying.

• I am not thinking selfishly only of myself.

Homophones for Selfishly:

• sulfisoxazole, scallop shell.