self-righteously

• Adverbe décrivant une action accomplie avec un sentiment de supériorité morale ou de satisfaction de soi, impliquant souvent que la personne se considère plus vertueuse ou plus juste que les autres.

An adverb describing an action performed with an attitude of moral superiority or smugness, often implying that the person believes they are more virtuous or correct than others.

1. In a sanctimonious mannerC1formal

   Acting or speaking with an exaggerated sense of one's own moral superiority or virtue.

   de façon pharisaïque

   • He self-righteously lectured everyone about recycling, even though he drove a gas-guzzling car.
   • She self-righteously declared that her way was the only correct way to raise children.
   • They self-righteously condemned the actions of others while ignoring their own faults.

   Synonymesholier-than-thoupiouslypretentiouslysanctimoniouslysmuglysuperciliously

   Antonymeshumblymeeklymodestly