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selfward

selfward adjective: towards oneself.

Adjective

selfward (not comparable)

  1. Towards oneself.
    • It should never be forgotten, however, that, under all conditions, both man and wife should exercise prudence, both selfward and otherward, and that each should utterly refuse to gratify self by accepting a sacrifice, however willingly offered […]2001, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex

Adverb

selfward (not comparable)

  1. Towards oneself.
    • For once, the male gaze turned emphatically selfward.2009 June 19, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times

Antonyms of selfward

Origin of selfward

From self + -ward.

Questions about selfward

What does selfward mean?
Selfward means towards oneself.
What part of speech is selfward?
Selfward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near selfward in the dictionary

  1. selfstanding
  2. selfsucker
  3. selfsuckers
  4. selfsustained
  5. selfubiquitination
  6. selfward
  7. selfwards
  8. selfwilledness
  9. selfy
  10. selfying
  11. SELH

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