self-righteous

3 definitions found

self-righteous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Self-righteous \Self`-right"eous\, a.
     Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.
     [1913 Webster]

self-righteous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  self-righteous
      adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
             sanctimonious smile" [syn: holier-than-thou,
             pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical,
             sanctimonious, self-righteous]

self-righteous - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-righteous":
     Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, complacent, false,
     goody, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritical, insincere,
     mealy-mouthed, mealymouthed, pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical,
     pi, pietistic, pious, priggish, sanctified, sanctimonious,
     self-satisfied, smug, sniveling, superior, unctuous