English
self-serving
From self- + serving.
Today it means
adj Showing interest only in oneself (pursuing self-interest to the exclusion of other goals).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “self-serving”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / self-serving