self-serving

[self-sur-ving]

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.

self-serving

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-serving¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

That exit was followed by a blistering statement from major shareholder Dermot Desmond, who described Rodgers' actions while in the job as "divisive, misleading, and self-serving".

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Unquestionably, elements of what Rodgers did and said was self-serving.

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Because these gangs are self-serving and lack political affiliation, they hold little legitimacy among Gazans.

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Democrats will have to decide what they trust more: the judgment of last year’s voters or the self-serving pieties of Mr. Smith.

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His deal offers are, of course, invariably one-sided and self-serving, but as he loses power, so too will he lose the capacity to make deals solely on his terms.

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Related Words

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