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Meanings of more selfish in English

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Usage of more selfish in English
1
Semi-brotherly feeling gave place to a stronger and perhaps more selfish feeling.
The Man
2
Had my officers been more selfish, your horses would have fared better.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
3
Men are all selfish: the bigger they are the more selfish they become.
The Auction Block
4
The more selfish we are the better off we shall be.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
5
I am not any more selfish than other people, but I am honest.
The Tin Soldier
6
No conspiracy ever could have been more flagrant, more selfish, and more cruel.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
7
To my more selfish grief, anxiety for Lilian was now added.
A Strange Story — Volume 01
8
Many of them, with my opportunities, would be more selfish than I am.
Youth and the Bright Medusa
9
But those who consider their decisions for longer are more selfish.
BBC
10
A weaker, more selfish, and more external man, would have yielded.
The Hand but Not the Heart; Or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring
11
But I'm not greedy; I don't think I'm more selfish than ordinary people.
The Whirlpool
12
A more selfish cricketer would have called for a review immediately.
The Guardian
13
Perhaps it's a day to be ever so slightly more selfish!
The South African
14
Some say the Irish are getting more selfish, more soulless and more cynical.
The Irish Times
15
It made her lazier, weaker, more selfish, less understanding, shade by incremental shade.
Night of knives
16
That brings the double annoyance of being thwarted and of rousing more selfish antagonism.
As a Matter of Course
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