priggishly

• Advérbio que descreve comportamento de quem se comporta de maneira presunçosamente correta, moralista ou excessivamente preocupada com normas morais e boas maneiras, muitas vezes de forma irritante ou condescendente.

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.

   Com arrogância moral

   • 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.

   Sinônimosprimlyprudishlypuritanicallysanctimoniouslyself-righteouslysmugly

   Antônimoshumblymodestlyunpretentiously