priggishly

• Adverbio que describe una conducta moralista y satisfecha de sí misma, remilgada o excesivamente preocupada por la corrección y las normas morales, a menudo de manera irritante o condescendiente.

An adverb describing behavior that is self-righteously proper, smug, or excessively concerned with correctness and moral standards, often in an irritating or condescending way.

1. In a self-righteous mannerC2formal

   Behaving in a way that shows one feels morally superior to others, often with strict adherence to rules.

   de manera mojigata

   • He priggishly corrected everyone's grammar at the dinner table.
   • She priggishly refused to participate in the harmless game.
   • The critic priggishly dismissed the film as beneath his standards.

   Sinónimosprimlyprudishlypuritanicallysanctimoniouslyself-righteouslysmugly

   Antónimoshumblymodestlyunpretentiously