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adjective
1.
obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
noun
2.
a person who is obnoxiously pious or self-righteous.
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Holier-than-thou
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So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| given to using long words. |
Origin:
1910–15
1910–15
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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