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sanc·ti·mo·ni·ous  audio  (sngkt-mn-s) KEY  

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)


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