English Explanatory Dictionary

selfly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to self or one's own self, personal.
adv
  1. In, of, or by one's self; of one's own accord, voluntary, automatic.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛlfli/

Word forms

selfly more selfly most selfly

Etymology

From Middle English selfly, from Old English selflīċ (“automatic, spontaneous, voluntary”); equivalent to self + -ly.

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