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self-righteous
[self-rahy-chuhs, self-]
adjective
confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
Synonyms: ,
self-righteous
adjective
having or showing an exaggerated awareness of one's own virtuousness or rights
Other 51Թ Forms
- self-righteously adverb
- self-righteousness noun
- unself-righteous adjective
- unself-righteously adverb
- unself-righteousness noun
- ˌ-ˈٱdzܲԱ noun
- ˌ-ˈٱdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of self-righteous1
Example Sentences
“When I made movies,” he said, “one of the things that kept me from being too self-righteous is my memory of the Japanese kids who were in my class one day, then gone the next.”
Also: He isn’t self-righteous, which he views as “the ultimate sin of political correctness.”
We remember them as they actually are because we grew up among them: bitter, mean, and self-righteous.
More than this, it redeems Daniel too, highlighting his transformation from a self-righteous know-it-all into a man who makes peace with some mysteries and finds balance with the man he once tolerated.
Her first American film, the 2022 slasher “Bodies Bodies Bodies,” was a prank on Gen-Z and the self-righteous codes it clings to haphazardly.
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