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sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous

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ADJECTIVE:

Feigning piety or righteousness: "a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg that looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity" (Mark Twain).

OTHER FORMS:
sancti·moni·ous·ly(Adverb), sancti·moni·ous·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for sanctimonious

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