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US
/ˌhɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /hˌɪpəkɹˈɪtɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /hˌɪpəkɹˈɪtɪkəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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professing feelings or virtues one does not have
hypocritical praise
How To Use hypocritical In A Sentence
- Their accusations of corruption are hypocritical - they have been just as corrupt themselves.
- Many people find it socially and morally advantageous to hypocritically profess their religious beliefs, and to use religion to justify what they want to believe and do. Dr T.P.Chia
- Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise.
- Though she'd never been much of a nurse and it was hypocritical to pretend otherwise.
- I think you have done well in avoiding the topic altogether; but between ourselves, do you really think that the refinement of manner, the censorious, hypocritical, verbal scrupulosity, which is carried so far in this "picked age" of ours, is a true sign of superior refinement of taste, and purity of morals? Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical
- You watch too much fox news (the lapdog of the ultra right conservatives, who interestingly and hypocritically is on the same network that show some of the worst of the worst television has to offer.) @Mike – patriot act, was the 2002 GOP-led congress. EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - A new day….
- Courtesy towards them would be insincere, hypocritical, pointless. Times, Sunday Times
- Of course, many will feel scruples about criticising others for how they spend their money out of fear of sounding hypocritical. Times, Sunday Times
- Many other organisations appear deeply hypocritical. Times, Sunday Times
- If someone is being hypocritical then it is fair to expose that.