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sanctimonious

/ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊnɪəs/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˌsaŋ(k)tɪˈməʊnɪəs/
ˌsaŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

ˌsaŋktɪ - ˈməʊnɪəs -> sanctimonious

Myanmar meaning

(adj) မွန်မြတ်ခြင်းရှိသော။သူတော်စင်ကဲ့သို့သော။

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sanctimonious /sæŋktÇ'mǝƱniǝs/ adj (derog )

သူတော်ကောင်း ဟိတ်ဟန်ထုတ်သော။ အတ္တုက္ကံသက။ a sanctimonious smile/voice/newspaper editorial. sanctimoniously adv sanctimoniousness n [U]

More examples
  • I was aware even as I spoke how sanctimonious I sounded.
Synonyms
self-righteous, holier-than-thou, smug, pious, Pecksniffian, bigoted, canting, censorious, deceiving, false, goody-goody, hypocritical, insincere, pharisaical, pietistic, pompous, preachy, self-satisfied, stuffy, superior, unctuous
Antonyms
forthright, honest, humble, meek, modest, open, sincere, unsure
Cross references
self-righteousholier-than-thousmugpiousPecksniffianbigotedcantingcensoriousdeceivingfalsegoody-goodyhypocriticalinsincerepharisaicalpietisticpompouspreachyself-satisfiedstuffysuperiorunctuousforthrighthonesthumblemeekmodestopensincere
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