selfward

[ self-werd ]

adverb

1. in the direction of or toward oneself:

   a selfward-moving gesture.

2. within oneself; inward:

   She turned her thoughts selfward.

adjective

1. tending toward or directed at oneself.

Other Words From

• selfward·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of selfward¹

First recorded in 1885–90; self + -ward

Example Sentences

We treat it as personal property, and the personal looks selfward rather than Godward.

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