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selfward

[ self-werd ]

adverb

  1. in the direction of or toward oneself:

    a selfward-moving gesture.

  2. within oneself; inward:

    She turned her thoughts selfward.



adjective

  1. tending toward or directed at oneself.
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Other Words From

  • selfward·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selfward1

First recorded in 1885–90; self + -ward
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Example Sentences

We treat it as personal property, and the personal looks selfward rather than Godward.

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