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self-righteous

adjective
 
 
/ˌselfˈraɪ.tʃəs/ disapproving

Definition

believing that your ideas and behaviour are morally better than those of other people: He's so self-righteous - you'd think he'd never done anything wrong in his life.Feeling morally superior self-righteously
 
 
/ˌselfˈraɪ.tʃəs.li/ adverb
self-righteousness
 
 
/ˌselfˈraɪ.tʃəs.nəs/ noun [U]
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