Altruistically

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See
     {Altruism}..]
     Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to
     {egoistic} or {selfish}. --Bain. -- {Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly},
     adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  altruistically
       adv : in an altruistic manner; "he acted selflessly when he helped
             the old lady in distress" [syn: {selflessly}]