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self-righteous
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self-right·eous
/
ˌsɛlfˈraɪ
tʃəs, ˈsɛlf-
/
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self-
rahy
-ch
uh
s,
self
-
]
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adjective
confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
Origin:
1670–80
Related forms
self-right·eous·ly,
adverb
self-right·eous·ness,
noun
un·self-right·eous,
adjective
un·self-right·eous·ly,
adverb
un·self-right·eous·ness,
noun
Synonyms
sanctimonious, pharisaical.
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self-righteous
—
adj
having or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights
self-'righteously
—
adv
self-'righteousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
self-righteous
c.1680, from self + righteous (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Movies as clumsy, tasteless and
self-righteous
as this are worse than merely
boring.
But let's not completely conflate our national self-interest with
self-righteous
moral judgment.
He's making
self-righteous
value judgments, but he's not making decisions.
People are not responding well to the
self-righteous
rants of animal-rights
vegans.
Next time you decide to get
self-righteous
on us, really think about that.
Stand up to these
self-righteous
low-life bullies who think they are doing science and our culture a favor.
Journalists get all indignant and
self-righteous
when someone calls out their unrealistic use of hyperbole.
But all this outrage from the
self-righteous
right-wingers has taken hypocrisy to a new low.
But let's watch the
self-righteous
indignation and reserve a little anger for the enablers.
But among friends they talk frankly about how to maneuver in a world full of
self-righteous
ideologues.
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