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sanctimonious

/sæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/
Main Example

His sanctimonious attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Adjective (adj.)

Describing someone who makes a show of being morally superior to others.

Other Example

Her sanctimonious remarks made it hard to enjoy the conversation.

He always has a sanctimonious tone when discussing politics.

They found her sanctimonious behavior to be quite off-putting.

Synonyms

sanctimonious attitude

sanctimonious tone

sanctimonious remarks

Synonyms

self-righteous

holier-than-thou

pious

sanctimonious

/sæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/
Main Example

She gave a sanctimonious speech about honesty while lying herself.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Adjective (adj.)

Pretending to be more religious or virtuous than one really is.

Other Example
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