self-sacrificing

English

Etymology

self- + sacrificing

Adjective

self-sacrificing (comparative more self-sacrificing, superlative most self-sacrificing)

  1. Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice.
    Mother Teresa's self-sacrificing nature made her world-famous.

Derived terms

Verb

self-sacrificing

  1. present participle of self-sacrifice
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