Self-serving Definition

sĕlfsûrvĭng
adjective
Serving one's own selfish interests, esp. at the expense of others.
Webster's New World
Exhibiting concern solely for one's own interests.
A speech full of self-serving comments.
American Heritage

Showing interest only in oneself.

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Self-serving Sentence Examples

  • She's a conniving, self-serving, arrogant creature.  Heartless, too.

  • Lying that is consistently self-serving with no prosocial motive is a serious issue.

  • Now his father was putting a damper on it with his all consuming, self-serving plots.

  • I can't picture him fighting or picking on anyone, but if I closely consider the signs, I can see his tendency to take advantage of others, if only in a self-serving way.

  • He grumbled something about getting one of those "take a number" dispensers the big city post offices had, right below their self-serving signs applauding their high level of service.

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