self-righteous
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self-righteous
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Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.
Near-synonyms: smug, complacent; sanctimonious
Similar: smug, complacent, sanctimonious
- Patronizingly moralizing and rebuking.
Similar: holier-than-thou
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Similar: holier-than-thou
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adj piously self-assured and smugly moralistic
| Español | mojigato, creído, santurrón, farisaico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고지식하다 gojisikhada |
| 中文 | 自以為是 /自以为是 zìyǐwéishì |
| Português | farisaico |
| Français | bien-pensant |
| Deutsch | selbstgerecht |
| Italiano | farisaico |
| Русский | самодово́льный samodovólʹnyj, самоуве́ренный samouvérennyj, ха́нжеский xánžeskij, фарисе́йский fariséjskij |
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