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self-righteous

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Convinced of one's own moral superiority, often intolerantly.

His self-righteous lecture left no room for anyone else's perspective.

Dictionary practice example.

A self-righteous volunteer declared anyone arriving by car morally inferior without listening to a participant who could not carry equipment on the bus.

From When Boldness Becomes Self-Regard.

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