selfish in All languages combined

Audio: en-us-selfish.ogg [US] Forms: selfish [positive], more selfish [comparative], most selfish [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]

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"selfish" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [English]