priggish

• Beschreibt eine Person, die übermäßig auf korrektes Verhalten bedacht ist und ihre moralische Überlegenheit gegenüber anderen zur Schau stellt; oft selbstgefällig, pedantisch und scheinheilig.

Describes a person who is excessively concerned with behaving correctly and showing that they are morally superior to others.

1. Excessively proper or self-righteousC1formal

   Behaving in a way that shows exaggerated propriety, moral superiority, or strict adherence to rules.

   Prüde, selbstgerecht

   • His priggish attitude annoyed his classmates.
   • She gave a priggish lecture about the importance of punctuality.
   • The priggish critic dismissed the film as vulgar.

   Synonymegoody-goodyholier-than-thouprimprudishpuritanicalsanctimoniousself-righteoussmugstrait-lacedstuffy