prig
Example Sentences
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What if I sounded like a moralizing, self-righteous prig?
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023
The Professor, Sonia’s father, is a selfish and pompous prig who hates Vanya as much as Vanya hates him.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
Are you as warmhearted as you say you are, or are you just a crusty old prig who wants to watch old empires while eating your chips and seven-bean dip?
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023
But the benevolent smile lurking under the pre-World War I mustache is deceiving: The man is a sanctimonious prig who siphons all the fun out of life.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2019
“Poor Bors. I hope he was not too much of a prig about it?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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