self-righteous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

self-righteous
    adj 1: excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening
           sanctimonious smile" [syn: {holier-than-thou},
           {pietistic}, {pietistical}, {pharisaic}, {pharisaical},
           {sanctimonious}, {self-righteous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Self-righteous \Self`-right"eous\, a.
   Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-righteous":
      Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, canting, complacent, false,
      goody, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritical, insincere,
      mealy-mouthed, mealymouthed, pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical,
      pi, pietistic, pious, priggish, sanctified, sanctimonious,
      self-satisfied, smug, sniveling, superior, unctuous

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