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priggish

/ˈprɪɡɪʃ/adjective

उच्चारण प्रिगिश

खुद को नैतिक रूप से श्रेष्ठ समझने वाला, दंभी, पाखंडी रूप से सदाचारी

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adjective
  1. 1

    disapproving

    behaving as if you are morally better than other people and always obeying rules of correct behaviour

    खुद को नैतिक रूप से श्रेष्ठ समझने वाला, दंभी, पाखंडी रूप से सदाचारी

    • His priggish remarks about other people's habits annoyed everyone.
    • She found her cousin rather priggish and dull.

    Synonyms self-righteous sanctimonious prim holier-than-thou prudish

    Opposite easy-going broad-minded

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prig nounpriggishness noun