self-righteous

What does self-righteous mean?

self-righteous means "excessively or hypocritically pious".

How many syllables are in self-righteous?

self-righteous has 3 syllables: sel-f-righ-teous. The stress falls on "f-righ". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlˈfɹaɪtʃəs/.

What is another word for self-righteous?

Close synonyms include holier-than-thou, pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-righteous a common word?

self-righteous is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for self-righteous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.