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Meanings of sanctimonious in English

Excessively or hypocritically pious.

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Usage of sanctimonious in English
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The problem with January is that they can also be downright sanctimonious.
Radio NZ
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Quickly she scurried away from the holy house-andthe curate's sanctimonious stare.
The notorious scoundrel
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Travis gave her a sanctimonious look, hiding the BlackBerry screen from view.
The Lying Game
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Despite his sanctimonious arrogance, I hoped to God Claudel was right, too.
Monday Mourning
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To suddenly get sanctimonious about what is published online and called news?
Wired
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O'Neill's right that there's something sanctimonious and patronizing about the whole affair.
Wired
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So you can save your sanctimonious speech for Joy's next inappropriate suitor.
French pressed
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The fox solemnly promised amendment, and with sanctimonious mien continued his journey.
Legends of the Middle Ages / Narrated with Special Reference to ...
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Why couldn't you have stopped with that one, you sanctimonious little bitch?
Unfinished desires: a novel
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And the answer came quick and sanctimonious: 'A short cut to Heaven!'
A Book of Scoundrels
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The chaplain of the ship was not more grave and sanctimonious than he.
Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
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You can probably imagine the sanctimonious reaction to an advert like that today.
The Guardian
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You and the rest of those sanctimonious bastards trying to railroad that woman.
Wild Justice
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What is this sanctimonious talk in prose and verse in England about Texas?
Children of the Market Place
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Irish people are a reliably sanctimonious lot when it comes to the GAA.
The Irish Times
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One of those sanctimonious farmers with a Bible under his armpit?
A beautiful place to die
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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