Self-righteous
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.
"Near-synonyms: smug, complacent; sanctimonious"
- 2 Patronizingly moralizing and rebuking.
Adjective
- 1 excessively or hypocritically pious wordnet
Example
More examples"They don't make self-righteous fucknuts like they used to."
Etymology
From self- + righteous.