selfward

[ self-werd ]

/ ˈsɛlf wərd /

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adverb Also selfwards.

in the direction of or toward oneself: a selfward-moving gesture.

within oneself; inward: She turned her thoughts selfward.

adjective

tending toward or directed at oneself.

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Origin of selfward

First recorded in 1885–90; self + -ward

OTHER WORDS FROM selfward

self·ward·ness, noun

Words nearby selfward

self-to-self, self-treatment, self-understanding, self-validating, self-violence, selfward, self-will, self-winding, self-worth, self-wrong, Selihoth

How to use selfward in a sentence

We treat it as personal property, and the personal looks selfward rather than Godward.
The Bible and Life|Edwin Holt Hughes