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holier-than-thou

C2 adjective #28,427 most common

holier-than-thou

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a sickening sanctimonious smile

Synonyms

pietistic pietistical pharisaic pharisaical sanctimonious self-righteous

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Persian Articles: 'Yek' vs. '-i' (Specific Indefinite) fa Irregular 'a avea' (to have) ro Portuguese Verb Ver: To See (vejo, vê, veem) pt Arabic Passive Voice: 'It Was Done' (Al-Mabni lil-Majhul) ar Adding Reasons with '再说' (zàishuō) zh Explaining 'Why' in Persian: The Magic of 'Chon' (Because) fa Register and Style Variation in Different Genres bg Classical Counterfactual: 'Had things been done earlier...' (使...早...则) zh Clause Combination sv Reporting What Others Say: The Special Forms of "Being" (Konjunktiv I: sein) de Historical Linguistic Changes Affecting Grammar my French Past Subjunctive with Have (Subjonctif passé - avoir) fr Conjunct Consonants (Jod-akshare) mr Passive Voice in Compound Tenses bg Saying Goodbye (Despedir-se) pt Saying 'About To' in Chinese (kuàyào...le) zh Relative Marker 'yä-' with Perfective am Dative of Interest: For one's benefit hy

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