Word of the day: Sanctimonious

[Buckeye]

sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous
/ˌsaNG(k)təˈmōnēəs/
adjective DEROGATORY
making a show of being morally superior to other people.
"what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?"

 

[C50]

sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous
/ˌsaNG(k)təˈmōnēəs/
adjective DEROGATORY
making a show of being morally superior to other people.
"what happened to all the sanctimonious talk about putting his family first?"

The guy that was president of our business for a few years use to say "ancrimonious", drove me nuts but I never corrected him. Though what did I expect from a guy who also said "irregardless" on a regular basis.

 

[Lavinia]

Charles Dickens was very fond of including sanctimonious characters in his stories.

 

[Bellbird]

Sanctimonious sods drive me crazy.

 

[Em in Ohio]

I feel entitled to my sanctimonious posts because I offer superior wisdom that I freely impart for the benefit of lesser beings.

(ha ha ha ha ha ha) (How's that for sanctimoniousness?)

 

[Mizmo]

The groom really turned people off with his sanctimonious behaviour at the wedding.