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selfward en · ADJ

Etymology

From self + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Towards oneself.
   • It should never be forgotten, however, that, under all conditions, both man and wife should exercise prudence, both selfward and otherward, and that each should utterly refuse to gratify self by accepting a sacrifice, however willingly offered […] 2001, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex:

Antonyms

otherward

selfward en · ADV

Etymology

From self + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Towards oneself.
   • For once, the male gaze turned emphatically selfward. 2009 June 19, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times:

Antonyms

otherward