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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sermonizing |
| Synonyms: | moralizing, pontifical, sententious |
| Main Entry: | sanctimonious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | self-righteous |
| Synonyms: | Pecksniffian, bigoted, canting, deceiving, false, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritical, insincere, pharisaical, pietistic, pious, preachy, self-satisfied, smug, stuffy, unctuous |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, modest |
| Main Entry: | self-righteous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smug |
| Synonyms: | affected, canting, complacent, egotistical, goody-goody, holier-than-thou, hypocritical, noble, pharisaic, pietistic, pious, preachy, sanctimonious, self-satisfied, superior |
| Antonyms: | caring, humble, thoughtful, understanding |
| Main Entry: | didactical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | instructive |
| Synonyms: | didactic, donnish, homiletic, homiletical, lecturelike, moralizing, pedantic, pedantical, preachy |
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