Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men miserable. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
egoistic — index inflated (vain), orgulous, presumptuous, proud (conceited) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
egoistic — [ē΄gō is′tik, eg΄ōis′tik] adj. 1. self centered or selfish 2. egotistic; conceited 3. of an egoist or egoism: Also egoistical egoistically adv … English World dictionary
egoistic — [[t]i͟ːgoʊɪ̱stɪk, e̱g [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Egoistic means the same as egotistic … English dictionary
egoistic — egotistic / egoistic [adj] thinking very highly of oneself affected, aloof, autocratic, boastful, boasting, bragging, conceited, egocentric, egomaniacal, haughty, individualistic, inflated, inner directed, intimate, intrinsic, introverted,… … New thesaurus
egoistic — egoism ► NOUN 1) an ethical theory that treats self interest as the foundation of morality. 2) another term for EGOTISM(Cf. ↑egotistical). DERIVATIVES egoist noun egoistic adjective egoistical adjective … English terms dictionary
egoistic hedonism — n the ethical theory that the valid aim of right conduct is one s own happiness … Medical dictionary
egoistic — adjective see egoist … New Collegiate Dictionary
egoistic — egoistically, adv. /ee goh is tik, eg oh /, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of egoism. 2. being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one s own desires; self centered (opposed to altruistic). Also, egoistical.… … Universalium
egoistic — adjective a) Egoistical. b) Egotistic. Ant: altruistic, philanthropic See Also: egoism, egoist … Wiktionary
egoistic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. self centered, egocentric, self absorbed, self seeking; see egotistic 1 , 2 , selfish 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Concerned with the person rather than with society: egocentric, egoistical,… … English dictionary for students
