self-righteous
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English righteous English self-righteous From self- + righteous.
- 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?”
- Patronizingly moralizing and rebuking.