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self-righteous

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self-right·eous (slfrchs)
adj.
1. Piously sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic.
2. Exhibiting pious self-assurance: self-righteous remarks.
self-righteous·ly adv.
self-righteous·ness n.
self-righteous
adj
having or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights
self-righteously  adv
self-righteousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.self-righteous - excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
holier-than-thou, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, pietistic, pietistical
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
self-righteous
adjective 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 reformers
Translations
self-righteous [ˌselfˈraɪtʃəs] ADJ → santurrón, farisaico, creído(LAm)
self-righteous [ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəs] adj (pej) → presuntuoso/a
self-righteous [ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəs] adj (pej) → presuntuoso/a


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He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
Kindness was the test, kindness the aim and soul; and judged by such a standard, the discarded prodigal - now rapidly drowning his sorrows and his reason in successive drams - was a creature of a lovelier morality than his self-righteous father.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
As far as you are concerned, I have sacrificed my own feelings, and all the little earthly comfort that was left me, to no purpose; and every little thing I do for you is ascribed to self-righteous malice and refined revenge
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
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