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лицемерный — meaning in English

litsemernyy

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English meaning

  • holier-than-thou adjective Behaving as though you are morally better than everyone else, in a way others find smug and irritating.
  • hypocritical adjective Showing hypocrisy; saying one thing while doing another.

Senses

лицемерный is used for these senses in English:

  • holier-than-thou (derogatory) Hypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
  • hypocritical Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.]

Related Russian words