"self-helpish" meaning in English

See self-helpish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more self-helpish [comparative], most self-helpish [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} self-helpish (comparative more self-helpish, superlative most self-helpish)
  1. Reminiscent of the self-help movement or literature.
    Sense id: en-self-helpish-en-adj-k-4keHIO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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