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egoistical

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English egoist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English egoistic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English egoistical From egoistic + -al.

  1. Caring about oneself and the gratification of one's own desires rather than others; selfish.
  2. Egotistical (tending to talk excessively about oneself).