Local and Selfish

Local

Local adjective - Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.

Selfish and local are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Selfish" instead an adjective "Local".

Selfish

Selfish adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.

Local and selfish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Local" instead an adjective "Selfish".

Nearby Words: self, selfishness, selfishly

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Ojamajo Doremi Pet the Dog: Reika is a selfish and shrill Ojou, but an episode in the first season showed her feeling genuinely insecure about her dad's love and taking the local Ill Girl Shiori under her wing.
  • Mummy After a visit to the local library, Frylock learns that plagues are just an "Old Wives' Tale," and that a mummy's true curse is that it is a selfish, spoiled brat devoid of any social skills.
    Source: Mummy
  • Video Game / Mega Man Legends Karma Meter: Volnutt's armor can gradually turn black as he abuses local fauna or conducts other selfish acts (even going straight to jet black for stealing a business loan the Servbots take out, if you decide not to return it to the police instead).
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