adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   considering oneself and one's own interests before others

   "[...] all adults seemed to her subjects for laughter, so self-regarding, so pretentious."

Example

More examples

"[...] all adults seemed to her subjects for laughter, so self-regarding, so pretentious."

Etymology

From self- + regarding.

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