self-righteous
adjective
confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
self-righteously
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a word derived from
self-righteous.
Example Sentences
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Couric has not written a capital-J journalism tome, self-righteously outlining the highest ideals of her profession.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2021
Revenge on Howe came a decade later in “The Anatomy Lesson,” in the fictional form of Milton Appel, a self-righteously moralizing academic critic who assaults the scandalous fiction of the fictional novelist Nathan Zuckerman.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2021
Amy Jo Burns’ debut novel, “Shiner,” takes that setting and its tensions — faith versus reality, peril and those who self-righteously toy with it — and gives it a smart, stylish update.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2020
I just remember my mom smiling self-righteously and gloating about successfully representing herself.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 14, 2018
Tommy Baseomb unrolled the contract and thrust it under Snuffy’s nose, and Snuffy sniffed it and then squinched down his eyebrows, pretending to study the various clauses the regional director so self-righteously proffered.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
