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selflessly

selflessly adverb: in a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.

Adverb

selflessly (comparative more selflessly, superlative most selflessly)

  1. In a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.
    • They’re the first non-mammals observed helping each other in this way, suggesting other animals have evolved the ability to act selflessly.2020 September 1, Elizabeth Preston, “Parrots Show Off Selfless Behavior”, in The New York Times

Forms of selflessly

comparativemore selflessly
superlativemost selflessly

Origin of selflessly

From selfless + -ly.

Questions about selflessly

What does selflessly mean?
Selflessly means in a selfless manner; done in a way that disregards concerns for the self and places other first.
What part of speech is selflessly?
Selflessly is an adverb.

Words near selflessly in the dictionary

  1. selfist
  2. selfists
  3. selfitis
  4. selfless
  5. selfless dependent
  6. selflessly
  7. selflessness
  8. selflessnesses
  9. selflike
  10. selfline
  11. selflines

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