egoistical

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪkəl/ UK /ˌiːɡəʊˈɪstɪkəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish

Her egoistical demands strained every friendship she had.

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Synonyms

1 adj · excessively concerned with... selfishself-centeredegotisticalself-seekingself-interested

Opposites

altruistic selfless unselfish

Word family

Derived forms egoistically

Related forms ego egoism egoist egotistical

Etymology

From egoist (from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I') + -ical.

ego Latin

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Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

# egoistical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌiɡoʊˈɪstɪkəl
**IPA (UK):** ˌiːɡəʊˈɪstɪkəl

## Meanings
1. excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish

## Examples
- Her egoistical demands strained every friendship she had.

## Synonyms
- selfish
- self-centered
- egotistical
- self-seeking
- self-interested

## Antonyms
- altruistic
- selfless
- unselfish

## Derived Forms
- egoistically

## Related Forms
- ego
- egoism
- egoist
- egotistical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ego

## Etymology
From egoist (from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I') + -ical.

## AI Etymology
Egoistical is from egoist (from French égoïste, from Latin ego 'I') + -ical. The immediate etymological form is Latin ego. The suffix -ical forms an adjective of relation or character, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adjective, it means "excessively concerned with one's own interests; selfish", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include ego, egoism, egoist, and egotistical; derived forms include egoistically.

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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