privatistic
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privatistic — pri·va·tis·tic … English syllables
privatistic — adjective see privatism … Useful english dictionary
pri|va|tis|tic — «PRY vuh TIHS tihk», adjective. 1. given to or found of privacy; seclusive: »At Harvard he is known for his privatistic ways (Atlantic). 2. favoring or based upon the use of private enterprise, as distinguished from collectivism: »a privatistic… … Useful english dictionary
privatism — privatist, n., adj. privatistic, adj. /pruy veuh tiz euhm/, n. concern with or pursuit of one s personal or family interests, welfare, or ideals to the exclusion of broader social issues or relationships. [1945 50; PRIVATE + ISM] * * * … Universalium
acquisitive — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquiring, all devouring, ambitious for self, autistic, avaricious, avid, bottomless, careerist, coveting, covetous, demanding, desirous, devouring, egotistical, esurient, exacting, exigent, gluttonous,… … Moby Thesaurus
autistic — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, acquisitive, affectless, airy, ambitious for self, anesthetized, apparent, apparitional, arctic, bashful, blunt, careerist, catatonic, chill, chilly, chimeric, close, cold, cold as charity, cold… … Moby Thesaurus
egotistic — Synonyms and related words: acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, boastful, careerist, cocky, conceited, egocentric, egocentristic, egoistic, egomaniacal, egotistical, grasping, greedy, individualistic, inflated, narcissan, narcissine,… … Moby Thesaurus
egotistical — Synonyms and related words: acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, boastful, boasting, bragging, careerist, conceited, crowing, egocentric, egocentristic, egoistic, egotistic, grasping, greedy, individualistic, narcissan, narcissine,… … Moby Thesaurus
grasping — Synonyms and related words: a hog for, acquiring, acquisitive, acquisitiveness, all devouring, all engulfing, ambitious for self, autistic, avarice, avaricious, avariciousness, avid, avidity, avidness, bloodsucking, bottomless, careerist, clamant … Moby Thesaurus
greedy — Synonyms and related words: Apician, a hog for, acquiring, acquisitive, all devouring, ambitious for self, autistic, avaricious, avid, bolting, bottomless, careerist, close, cormorant, coveting, covetous, cramming, crapulent, crapulous, craving,… … Moby Thesaurus
