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sanctimonious

/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/

Traduction: Qualifie une personne qui affiche une vertu ou une moralité supérieure de manière exagérée, souvent de façon hypocrite ou suffisante.

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adjective

/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/C2formal
  • frQualifie une personne qui affiche une vertu ou une moralité supérieure de manière exagérée, souvent de façon hypocrite ou suffisante.

Describes someone who acts as if they are morally superior to others, often in a hypocritical or self-righteous way.

  1. Pretending to be morally superiorC1formal

    Making a show of being morally superior to others, often in a hypocritical way.

    frFaussement vertueux, moralisateur hypocrite

    • His sanctimonious remarks about honesty annoyed everyone.
    • She gave a sanctimonious speech about charity while ignoring her own greed.
    • The politician's sanctimonious attitude turned off many voters.

    Synonymesholier-than-thouhypocriticalmoralizingpharisaicpiousself-righteoussmug

    Antonymesgenuinehumblesincere

Formes
  • more sanctimonious comparative form
  • most sanctimonious superlative form
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