Pharisaical (Adjective)
Meaning
Excessively or hypocritically pious; "a sickening sanctimonious smile".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's pharisaical speech about family values rang hollow given his own history of scandals.
- Her pharisaical attitude towards her colleagues' personal lives was annoying and condescending.
- The pharisaical tone of the self-help book was off-putting, with its constant moralizing and judgmental language.
- The preacher's pharisaical behavior was exposed when it was discovered that he had been embezzling funds from the church.
- The celebrity's pharisaical tweets about social justice issues seemed insincere, given her own history of selfish and entitled behavior.