sanctimonious
US
/ˌsæŋktɪˈmoʊniəs/
UK
/ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊniəs/
Meaning
Showing a false or exaggerated sense of being morally better than other people, often while criticizing them.
दूसरों की आलोचना करते हुए खुद को उनसे ज़्यादा नैतिक दिखाने वाला; अक्सर इसमें पाखंड का भाव होता है।
Examples
“His sanctimonious lecture about honesty annoyed everyone who knew he often lied.”
“The politician sounded sanctimonious while condemning rivals for behavior he excused in himself.”
“She spoke sanctimoniously about waste while secretly throwing away perfectly good food.”
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Not natural: He is sanctimonious because he volunteers every weekend.
Better: He sounds sanctimonious when he boasts about volunteering and judges others.
Volunteering alone does not make someone sanctimonious; the word suggests self-righteousness, often with hypocrisy.
सिर्फ़ स्वयंसेवा करने से कोई sanctimonious नहीं होता; इस शब्द में खुद को बेहतर समझने और अक्सर पाखंड का भाव है।
Not natural: She spoke sanctimonious about her neighbors.
Better: She spoke sanctimoniously about her neighbors.
Use the adverb sanctimoniously to describe how someone speaks; sanctimonious is an adjective.
बोलने के तरीके के लिए adverb sanctimoniously इस्तेमाल करें; sanctimonious adjective है।
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Sanctimonious is more critical than simply moral: it suggests someone acts morally superior, often hypocritically.
Sanctimonious का मतलब सिर्फ़ नैतिक होना नहीं है; इसमें दूसरों से बेहतर दिखने और अक्सर पाखंडी होने की आलोचना छिपी होती है।