altruistic
[al-troo-is-tik]
- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- Animal Behavior. of or relating to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, often its close relatives.
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Historical Examples
Selfishly, altruistically, the story was the thing for him to do.
To Him That HathLeroy Scott
But the girl he saw from the car window—did she also appeal to him altruistically?
The Little Brown Jug at KildareMeredith Nicholson
The three women fell to wrangling, altruistically, of course, over the two front seats.
What Will People Say?Rupert Hughes
The lieutenant, being young himself, was not so cautiously and altruistically apprehensive.
The Storm CentreCharles Egbert Craddock
Word Origin and History for altruistically
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