What does self-righteous mean?
Self-righteous means Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic..
Near-synonyms: smug, complacent; sanctimonious
And is it not possible, Mr. Hier, that people are reacting (in a contemptible way, certainly) against your self-righteous bawling?
“God's blood, Thomas, self-righteous prickery is not the preserve of the English!”
Use self-righteous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-righteous means Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic..
Common synonyms include holier-than-thou, smug, complacent, sanctimonious.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: smug, complacent; sanctimonious
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