Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-righteously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
self--righ-teous-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a self-righteous manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English self-righteous Middle English -ly English -ly English self-righteously From self-righteous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

sanctimoniously

Questions

What does self-righteously mean?
In a self-righteous manner.
Where does self-righteously come from?
Etymology tree English self-righteous Middle English -ly English -ly English self-righteously From self-righteous + -ly.

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