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101self-righteous — adjective showing that you are too proud of your own moral behavior or beliefs, especially in a way that annoys other people …
102self-righteous — adjective proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes, and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people: That s the most unfair, self righteous statement I ve ever heard! self righteously adverb self righteousness noun (U) …
103self-righteous — adjective we listened to Mom because she wasn t as self righteous as you Syn: sanctimonious, holier than thou, self satisfied, smug, priggish, complacent, pious, moralizing, preachy, superior, hypocritical; informal goody goody Ant: humble …
104self-righteous — /sɛlf ˈraɪtʃəs / (say self ruychuhs) adjective righteous in one s own esteem; pharisaic. –self righteously, adverb –self righteousness, noun …
105self-righteous — [adj] smug affected, canting, complacent, egotistical, goody goody*, holierthan thou*, hypocritical, noble, pharisaic, pietistic, pious, preachy, sanctimonious, selfsatisfied, superior; concepts 401,542 Ant. caring, humble, thoughtful,… …
106self-righteous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ certain that one is totally correct or morally superior. DERIVATIVES self righteously adverb self righteousness noun …
107self-righteous — adjective Date: circa 1680 convinced of one s own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others ; narrow mindedly moralistic • self righteously adverb • self righteousness noun …
108quasi-righteous — adj.; quasi righteously, adv. * * * …
109self-righteous — self righteously, adv. self righteousness, n. /self ruy cheuhs, self /, adj. confident of one s own righteousness, esp. when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others. [1670 80] Syn. sanctimonious, pharisaical. * * * …
110unself-righteous — adj.; unself righteously, adv.; unself righteousness, n. * * * …
