"self-righteous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Englisch]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-self-righteous.wav Forms: self-righteous [positive], more self-righteous [comparative], most self-righteous [superlative]
Etymology: aus self- ^(→ en) und von dem Adjektiv righteous ^(→ en)
  1. in selbstgefälliger Weise von der (moralischen) Richtigkeit des eigenen Tuns oder Denkens überzeugt: selbstgerecht
    Sense id: de-self-righteous-en-adj-PNViAlco
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-righteously, self-righteousness Coordinate_terms: moralistic, sanctimonious Translations (von der eigenen Rechtschaffenheit überzeugt): selbstgerecht (Deutsch)
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