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Definition of Altruistically
1. Adverb. In an altruistic manner. "He acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress"
Definition of Altruistically
1. Adverb. Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Altruistically
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Altruistically
Literary usage of Altruistically
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Selections from Manuscripts by James Hinton (1874)
"Here one sees the 'judge' altruistically: from this one point of the respective
... This is exactly woman judging altruistically and finding it quite easy, ..."
2. The Purse and the Conscience: An Attempt to Show the Connection Between by Herbert Metford Thompson (1891)
"If we invest money, although we are not immediately spending it on ourselves,
neither are we spending it altruistically. At a future time we shall again ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1912)
"Altruistically disregarding the threatened injury to their business, the doctors
came in. At the health department the women received their welcome as ..."
4. The Contemporary Review (1873)
"The breadwinner, too, on whom both depend—is it not undeniable that wife and
child can be altruistically treated by their protector, only on condition that ..."
5. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1915)
"Two of these require special mention, John R. Kissinger, a private in the Hospital
Corps of the Armv, was the first to offer himself most altruistically, ..."
6. The American Political Science Review (1920)
"Unless the human factor in these processes can be standardized to react
altruistically, authority must be delegated to some person or body of persons to ..."
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