selfward
Americanadverb
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in the direction of or toward oneself.
a selfward-moving gesture.
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within oneself; inward.
She turned her thoughts selfward.
adjective
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The selfward thoughts and ambitions of the individual man have been thus far driven more and more into the background of fact, if not of consciousness.
From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Gulick, Sidney Lewis
In selfward duties, then, why may I not, as creditor, release myself as debtor?
From A Manual of Moral Philosophy by Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston)
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