He was selfish, he was self-centred, he was stingy, but he wasn't cruel.
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Self-centred — Self centered Self cen tered, Self centred Self cen tred, a. 1. Centered in itself, or in one s self. [1913 Webster] There hangs the ball of earth and water mixt, Self centered and unmoved. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. interested solely or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-centred — adj BrE self centered AmE paying so much attention to yourself that you do not notice what is happening to other people = ↑selfish >self centredness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-centred — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ preoccupied with oneself and one s affairs. DERIVATIVES self centredly adverb self centredness noun … English terms dictionary
self-centred — index orgulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self centred — (Brit.) adj. thinks mainly of oneself, caring only about oneself and own needs, egocentric … English contemporary dictionary
self-centred — adj. Self centred/self centered is used with these nouns: ↑jerk … Collocations dictionary
self-centred — /sɛlf ˈsɛntəd / (say self sentuhd) adjective 1. engrossed in self; selfish. 2. centred in oneself or itself. 3. being itself fixed as a centre. –self centredness, noun …
self-centred — adjective preoccupied with oneself and one s affairs. Derivatives self centredly adverb self centredness noun … English new terms dictionary
self-centred — BrE, self centered AmE adjective paying so much attention to yourself that you do not notice what is happening to other people; selfish self centredness noun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-centred — adj. preoccupied with one s own personality or affairs. Derivatives: self centredly adv. self centredness n … Useful english dictionary
