OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 20933

sanctimonious

/ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
(Bol.) pechoño • chupacirios • gazmoño • meapilas • mojigato • santulón • santurrón • santón • tartufo
Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
Near-synonyms: smug; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
Thou conclud'st like the sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandements, but scrap'd one out of the table.