priggish

• Descreve alguém que se preocupa excessivamente com a própria respeitabilidade e superioridade moral, mostrando-se pretensioso e crítico em relação aos outros.

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.

   Emaranhado de virtudes

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

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