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}
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},
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],
"etymology_text": "selfish + -ly",
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{
"form": "more selfishly",
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]
},
{
"form": "most selfishly",
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"glosses": [
"In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly."
],
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],
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"word": "egoist"
},
{
"word": "selfish"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistament"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistamente"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistycznie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "samolubnie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistamente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoístamente"
}
]
}
],
"word": "selfishly"
}
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"word": "selfish"
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"In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly."
],
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]
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistament"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistamente"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistycznie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "samolubnie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoistamente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a selfish manner",
"word": "egoístamente"
}
],
"word": "selfishly"
}
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