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priggish

/pɹˈɪɡɪʃ/ adjective

behaving in a self-righteous way and thinking you are better than others

Word Origin Priggish comes from 'prig', a 16th-century slang word for a dandy or someone annoyingly precise about manners. Its origin is uncertain, but it might be related to 'prick' in the sense of a precise point. Adding -ish makes it an adjective: acting like a prig, with that self-righteous, smug propriety. Related forms like priggism and priggishly capture the same irritatingly proper vibe.

adjective behaving in a self-righteous way and thinking you are better than others

His priggish attitude made it hard for others to enjoy the party.

(形容词) 自命不凡的；自以为是的；道学先生的

他自命不凡的态度让别人很难享受派对。

(adjetivo) mojigato; pedante; santurrón; presumido; sabelotodo [que actúa con superioridad moral y cree ser mejor que los demás]

Su actitud mojigata hizo que los demás no disfrutaran la fiesta.

(adjectif) suffisant; pharisien; moralisateur; pharisaïque; poseur [Qui se comporte de façon moralisatrice et suffisant, en se croyant supérieur aux autres.]

Son attitude priggish a rendu la fête désagréable pour tout le monde.

(Adjektiv) selbstgerecht; spießig; moralinsauer [**priggish** beschreibt ein Verhalten, das selbstgerecht wirkt und den Eindruck erweckt, man halte sich für besser als andere.]

Seine **priggish**e Art machte es den anderen schwer, die Party zu genießen.

(形容詞) 自己正当化的に振る舞い、自分が他者より優れていると考えること。

彼の取り澄ました態度は、他の人がパーティーを楽しむのを難しくした。

(adjetivo) pedante; moralista; puritano; convencido [Que se comporta de maneira moralista e acha que é melhor que os outros.]

Sua態度 presunçosa dificultava que os outros aproveitassem a festa.

Synonyms: self-righteous smug sanctimonious pompous arrogant Antonyms: humble modest down-to-earth
Word parts: prig + ish

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