Self-righteous

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

    "Near-synonyms: smug, complacent; sanctimonious"

  2. 2
    Patronizingly moralizing and rebuking.
Adjective
  1. 1
    excessively or hypocritically pious wordnet

Synonyms

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;affectedcantingcomplacentcomplacentfalse

Example

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"They don't make self-righteous fucknuts like they used to."

Etymology

From self- + righteous.

Related phrases

self-righteouslyself-righteousness

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