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sanctimonious
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sanctimonious
(adjective)
sanctimonious
/ˌsæŋktə
ˈ
moʊnijəs/
adjective
sanctimonious
/ˌsæŋktə
ˈ
moʊnijəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SANCTIMONIOUS
[
more sanctimonious; most sanctimonious
]
formal + disapproving
:
pretending to be morally better than other people
sanctimonious
politicians
a
sanctimonious
speech/lecture
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— sanctimoniously
adverb
She
sanctimoniously
criticized our plans.
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