self-righteously

self-righteously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English righteous
English self-righteous
English -ly
English self-righteously

    From self-righteous + -ly.

    Adverb

    self-righteously (comparative more self-righteously, superlative most self-righteously)

    1. In a self-righteous manner.
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