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: convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrowly moralistic and intolerant : pharisaical
were altogether very superior, if not stuffy, very much like some smug, self-righteous moralists — Edison Marshall
all the self-righteous cruelty of a woman whose happiness has been given up for others — Time
• self-righteously (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb
• self-righteousness (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun