HYPOCRITICAL


Meaning of HYPOCRITICAL in English

|hipə|krid.]ə̇kəl, -it], ]ēk- adjective

or hyp·o·crit·ic ]ik, ]ēk

Etymology: hypocrite (I) + -ical or -ic

: of or relating to a hypocrite or hypocrisy : dissembling, false , specious

a hypocritical gesture of modesty and virtue — Robert Graves

• hyp·o·crit·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.