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self-righteous
self-right·eous (sĕlf′rī′chəs)adj.1. Smugly or unduly sure of one's own righteousness.2. Exhibiting smug or unwarranted confidence in one's own righteousness: self-righteous remarks.
self′-right′eous·ly adv.self′-right′eous·ness n.self-righteous adj having or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights ˌself-ˈrighteously adv ˌself-ˈrighteousness nself`-right′eous
adj. confident of one's own righteousness, esp. when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others. [1670–80] self`-right′eously, adv. self`-right′eousness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | self-righteous - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, pietistic, pietisticalpious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings" |
self-righteousadjective sanctimonious, smug, pious, superior, complacent, hypocritical, pi (Brit. slang), too good to be true, self-satisfied, goody-goody (informal), holier-than-thou, priggish, pietistic, pharisaic self-righteous reformersTranslationsself-righteous
Related to self-righteous: holierSynonyms for self-righteousadj sanctimoniousSynonyms- sanctimonious
- smug
- pious
- superior
- complacent
- hypocritical
- pi
- too good to be true
- self-satisfied
- goody-goody
- holier-than-thou
- priggish
- pietistic
- pharisaic
Synonyms for self-righteousadj excessively or hypocritically piousSynonyms- holier-than-thou
- pharisaic
- pharisaical
- sanctimonious
- pietistic
- pietistical
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