Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

self-righteous

 adjective
     
self-righteous
proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes, and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people - used to show disapproval:
She's a vegetarian, but she's not at all self-righteous about it.
—self-righteously adverb
—self-righteousness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary