self-serving

American  

[self-sur-ving] / ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪŋ /

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.

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self-serving British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of self-serving

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

But I’m not here to debate Musk and Saad’s self-serving delusions.

From Salon

Traditional universities, he believed, had become too expensive, exclusive and self-serving.

From The Wall Street Journal

Known for playing the self-serving patriarch Frank Gallagher in TV series “Shameless,” Macy returns to the screen in the historical drama “Train Dreams.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This self-serving quotation has the ring of a memory fashioned in retrospect.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Senate’s self-serving maneuver is not only tone-deaf, it’s a betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• boastful
• pompous
• self-absorbed
• selfish
• subjective