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hypocritical

adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400CATSAT
WORD COMPOSITION
prefixhypo-under, below, deficientsuffix-alof, relating to, characterized bysuffix-icof, relating to, characterized by
DEFINITION

professing feelings or virtues one does not have

WEBSTER'S 1913

Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action.

ETYMOLOGY

Greek hypo (under) + krites (judge)

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

Nor did he deem it hypocritical to seek to maintain his elevation in her soft soul, by simulating supreme philosophy over offended love.

George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
✨ WORD STORY

James, a fitness guru in Singapore, preached daily about the virtues of a healthy lifestyle. One night, at an elite party near the Marina Bay Sands, James was spotted downing five pints and a box of doughnuts, proving his advice was as hypocritical as it gets.

📖 TALE

On a windy Wellington street near the water, Soren held up a sign reading 'Save the Whales' as seagulls squawked overhead. Just then, he chucked his plastic-wrapped sandwich into a nearby bush, revealing himself to be hypocritical.

IN USE

Many readers found this threat hollow and hypocritical, since Tramiel noted in the same interview that Atari was selling the Jaguar at a loss.

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