self-regarding
Britishadjective
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self-centred; egotistical
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philosophy (of an action) affecting the interests of no-one other than the agent, and hence, according to John Stuart Mill, immune from moral criticism
Example Sentences
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Neither in the movie nor in the musical do these vividly tasteless and self-regarding figures come across as appealing, although the musical does succeed in softening them with humor and amplifies Jackie’s backstory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
And the film captures that rather stifling, self-regarding, claustrophobic palace world, which completely falls apart when confronted with Emily Maitlis's forensic questioning.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
So why does it all feel so laborious and overworked, so frantically self-regarding?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024
That is, you have a liberty interest to do anything you want to your own body that is self-regarding behavior, but nobody has the liberty of transmitting a potentially lethal infectious disease to another person.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2022
The Volpe I have now come to know can be self-regarding, though it is a trait he tries his best to keep in check.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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