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词汇 priggishly
释义 priggishly
adverb
 disapprovinguk /ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ.li/ us /ˈprɪɡ.ɪʃ.li/
in a way that is typical of a prig(= a person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself or herself to be morally better than other people):
"I'm actually working on something rather important," he said priggishly.
She was priggishly disapproving of the values of those around her.
When Gerald learns the truth, he priggishly demands that George does the right thing and marries his mother.
His priggishly self-satisfied behaviour was repellent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Feeling morally superior
claim the moral high groundidiom
de haut en bas
holier-than-thou
judgmental
judgmentally
moralistic
moralistically
pearl-clutching
preachily
preachiness
righteous
righteously
sanctimonious
sanctimoniously
sanctimoniousness
self-righteousness
superior
superiority complex
virtue signalling
virtuous

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