Hypocritical
[,hɪpə'krɪtɪkl]
Definition
(adj.) professing feelings or virtues one does not have; 'hypocritical praise' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Pharisaical, canting, sanctimonious.[2]. Dissembling, insincere, false, hollow.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pharisaical, sanctimonious, smug, smooth, mealy, unctuous, mincing
ANT:Plain-spoken, candid, truthful, sincere, genuine, transparent
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Examples
- She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Hypocritical fiend! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- There was a relish in his anger; it was artless, earnest, quite unreasonable, but never hypocritical. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Was it her fault if she did not possess those sycophantic arts which her hypocritical nephew, Pitt Crawley, practised? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- No, that I am sure I shall not; and I think it is very impertinent of him to write to you at all, and very hypocritical. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- And yet, said the Friar, resuming his demure hypocritical countenance, I know not what penance I ought to perform for that most sacrilegious blow! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He is neither tyrannical nor hypocritical. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With a hypocritical look of the deepest submission, the Preceptor of Templestowe bowed to the ground before his Superior, and resumed his seat. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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