SANCTIMONIOUS


Meaning of SANCTIMONIOUS in English

If you say that someone is ~, you disapprove of them because you think that they are trying to appear morally better than other people.

He writes smug, ~ rubbish...

= self-righteous

ADJ disapproval

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