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hypocritical
adjective
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Acting contrary to professed beliefs while presenting oneself as principled.
It was hypocritical to demand punctuality while arriving late to every meeting.
Dictionary practice example.
A club officer continued to profess support for open participation while reserving every desirable workshop place for his friends. Members called the conduct hypocritical because he presented himself as a defender of the principle he was disregarding.
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