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self-centered

[self-sen-terd] / ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd /


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Self-centered and egotistical, he hurts the people close to him.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2017

Self-centered, given to gusts and swoons of excitement, he is, as one of his actress lovers tells him, a "great, big, Grade A, ignorant fool."

From Time Magazine Archive

Self-centered and self-absorbed Balzac no doubt was; he could not have lived his life or produced his work if he had been anything else.

From The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix by Balzac, Honoré de




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