Meaning of self-righteous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Català gata maula purità

Dansk selvretfærdig

Deutsch selbstgerecht selbstgerecht

Esperanto farisea

Español creído farisaico mojigato santurrón

Suomi hurskasteleva omahyväinen tekohurskas

Français bien-pensant

Gaeilge ceartaiseach

Magyar önelégült öntelt szentfazék

Italiano farisaico

日本語独り善がり

한국어 고지식하다

Polski mentorski przemądrzały pyszałkowaty pyszałkowaty rezonerski zadufany zadufany w sobie zarozumiały

Português farisaico

Русский самодовольный самоуверенный фарисе́йский ха́нжеский

Svenska egenrättfärdig egenrättfärdig fariseisk självrättfärdig självrättfärdig

“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?”

““God's blood, Thomas, self-righteous prickery is not the preserve of the English!””

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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