Speakur

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self-righteous

/sˌɛlfɹˈaɪtʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
self--righ-teous
IPA
/sˌɛlfɹˈaɪtʃəs/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

adj

Patronizingly moralizing and rebuking.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English righteous English self-righteous From self- + righteous.

Inflected Forms

more self-righteous (comparative) most self-righteous (superlative)

Phrases

self-righteously self-righteousness virtue signalling

Frequently Paired Words

virtue signalling self-assured self-satisfied sententious

Synonyms

smug complacent sanctimonious holier-than-thou pietistic pietistical pharisaic pharisaical

Rhymes With

righteous

Questions

How do you pronounce self-righteous?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˌɛlfɹˈaɪtʃəs/.
What does self-righteous mean?
Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.
Where does self-righteous come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English righteous English self-righteous From self- + righteous.

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