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self-righteous

[self-rahy-chuhs, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈraɪ tʃəs, ˈsɛlf- /


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For TV producers, it's long been tempting to invite two self-righteous zealots into a studio to bellow at each other.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

How would I experience it as the middle-aged tourist I am today, one who prefers comfort over self-righteous deprivation?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

I could feel their disgust and their self-righteous cancellation in every one of the innumerable wounds I already had.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

MacGruber starts the sketch self-righteous, noting that the “rich and powerful have lived by a different set of rules than the rest of us.”

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

When mention of the NSBers no longer brought on a volley of self-righteous wrath, I knew the person’s healing was not far away.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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