excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
self-righteous
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Editorial note
Even the name humble bundle seems self-righteous to me, considering they are just a store.
Quick take
excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for self-righteous.
adjective
excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
See also: holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious
Example sentences
Even the name humble bundle seems self-righteous to me, considering they are just a store.
Combative, self-righteous, with a ton of "burn things down" energy.
The only reason you are getting so self-righteous about it is because Google is giving you the option.
She clearly went after Swartz with a self-righteous zeal that was far divorced from the seriousness of the alleged crime.
I think both sides are doing a splendid job of bullying, no doubt glowing in the self-righteous pleasure of fighting against evil.
Perhaps he is admitting to us that "he thinks self-righteous blogging is more important than starvation and a lack of clean water".
Wow... How did HN become a den of self-righteous, humorless self-flagellation.
There's a fine line between being righteous and working to change people's hearts and minds, or just being smugly self-righteous to score imaginary Internet-points.
Conventional wisdom gets in a self-righteous huff over how the different Inquisitions censored books.
Arrington's self-righteous, dismissive diatribe here leaves me with exactly the opposite impression about him.
"self-righteousness attack on a very important tool is very misleading and ungrateful"Once again, self-righteous?
Maybe if you'd decided to keep reading instead of leaping to a self-righteous conclusion you'd have noticed that they called him a sociopath because of his attempts to hire hitmen not because he was involved in drug sales
I found this article confusing because the introduction -- the title, the SunOS history, the Longfellow quote, and Morton's quote -- all suggest a self-righteous position around technical integrity and engineering choices.
Instead of congratulating yourself for the transitory sadistic, self-righteous pleasure you obviously derive from making the developers you hired "deeply uncomfortable," try working with them.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use self-righteous in a sentence?
Even the name humble bundle seems self-righteous to me, considering they are just a store.
What does self-righteous mean?
excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile"
What part of speech is self-righteous?
self-righteous is commonly used as adjective.