Examples

3 sentences

  1. I don't like his holier-than-thou attitude.

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  2. She was acting all holier-than-thou but everyone knew she liked it.

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  3. The position of being holier than thou is really easy to take when you are a spectator.

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. (comparative)More holy; more sacred.

  2. (comparative)More holey; more full of holes.

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
holidayA1holidaysholiestholinessholisticholler

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