Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by the vice of egoism; absorbed in self.
  • In ethics, pertaining or relating to one's self, and not to others; relating to the promotion of one's own well-being, or the gratification of one's own desires; characterized by egoism: opposed to altruistic.
  • In metaphysics, involving the doctrine that nothing exists but the ego.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Egoistical.
  • adjective Egotistic.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs

Etymologies

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From egoist +‎ -ic

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