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self-involved

self-involved adjective: wrapped up in oneself or in one's thoughts.

Adjective

self-involved (comparative more self-involved, superlative most self-involved)

  1. Wrapped up in oneself or in one's thoughts.
    • Leave the phone calls, leave the music, leave the TwitFace, and leave all your self-involved portal devices in the house. Take the brain and body out for some fresh air.2014, The Velominati, The Rules: The Way of the Cycling Disciple

Forms of self-involved

comparativemore self-involved
superlativemost self-involved

Origin of self-involved

From self- + involved.

Questions about self-involved

What does self-involved mean?
Self-involved means wrapped up in oneself or in one's thoughts.
What part of speech is self-involved?
Self-involved is an adjective.

Words near self-involved in the dictionary

  1. self-interrupts
  2. self-interview
  3. self-interviews
  4. self-intimidation
  5. self-involution
  6. self-involved
  7. self-involvement
  8. self-ironic
  9. self-iso
  10. self-iso'd
  11. self-iso'ing

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