self-righteous
self-righteous · more self-righteous · most self-righteous
самовдоволений
самоуверенный, самодовольный, ханжеский, фарисейский
selbstgerecht
Piously self-assured and smugly moralisticPiously self-assured and smugly moralistic.
US/sˌɛlfɹˈaɪtʃəs/
Meaning
2 sensesPiously self-assured and smugly moralistic.
Near-synonyms: smug, complacent; sanctimonious
selbstgerecht
самодово́льныйsamodovólʹnyj, самоуве́ренныйsamouvérennyj, ха́нжескийxánžeskij
Patronizingly moralizing and rebuking.
More definitions
- excessively or hypocritically pious
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
piously self-assured and smugly moralistic:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
piously self-assured and smugly moralistic:
Forms
more self-righteous, most self-righteous| Comparative | more self-righteous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most self-righteous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- excessively or hypocritically pious:holier-than-thoupietisticpietisticalpharisaicpharisaicalsanctimonious
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedvirtue signalling
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form