self-right·eous (sĕlfrīchəs)
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Tweet adj. 1. Smugly or unduly sure of one's own righteousness. 2. Exhibiting smug or unwarranted confidence in one's own righteousness: self-righteous remarks. self-righteous·ly adv. self-righteous·ness n. |
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