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egoistically

egoistically adverb: in an egoistic manner.

Adverb

egoistically (comparative more egoistically, superlative most egoistically)

  1. in an egoistic manner
    • He was going to ask her to marry him—indeed, he had intended to ask her without more delay. But the words were not spoken yet; instead, he found himself talking egoistically on and on.1934, George Orwell, chapter 15, in Burmese Days

Forms of egoistically

comparativemore egoistically
superlativemost egoistically

Origin of egoistically

From egoistic + -ally.

Questions about egoistically

What does egoistically mean?
Egoistically means in an egoistic manner.
What part of speech is egoistically?
Egoistically is an adverb.

Words near egoistically in the dictionary

  1. egoism
  2. egoisms
  3. egoist
  4. egoistic
  5. egoistical
  6. egoistically
  7. egoists
  8. egoities
  9. egoitis
  10. egoity
  11. egolatrous

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