SELF-RIGHTEOUS


Meaning of SELF-RIGHTEOUS in English

If you describe someone as ~, you disapprove of them because they are convinced that they are right in their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour and that other people are wrong.

He is critical of the monks, whom he considers narrow-minded and ~.

ADJ disapproval

~ness

...her smug ~ness.

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