The Only Use
self-righteous
in
Wuthering Heights
(Edited)
- He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours.
p. 28.9self-righteous = convinced of personal moral superiority over others
Definitions:
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(1)
(self-righteous) believing oneself morally superior to others -- especially in an annoying manner
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)