righteous
adjective
characterized by uprightness or morality.
overrighteous
-
a word derived from
righteous.
Example Sentences
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Don't be overrighteous, man; there is an unreasonableness o' virtue that savors o' pride.
From Scottish sketches by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
