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self-serving

[self-sur-ving]

adjective

  1. preoccupied with one's own interests, often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others.

  2. serving to further one's own selfish interests.



self-serving

adjective

  1. habitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-serving1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Sentencing, Lord Arthurson said each of the men were "self-serving, arrogant and mendacious", adding they had "subverted public trust in NHS management".

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Assn. called it a “reckless and self-serving stunt.”

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“It’s an agenda. A narrow, self-serving vision of America where they punish truth tellers, favor loyalists, cash in on their power, and leave everyone to fend for themselves,” Harris said.

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The coroner said in her concluding remarks: "His self-serving cowardice, which persists to this day, demonstrates a blatant disregard for Kimberley."

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This self-serving denial, Frecknall’s revival suggests, doesn’t bode well for Stella’s own future.

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