Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 13 letters

sanctimonious

Limited data

No curated clues yet.

Use pattern search to check whether the word fits.

13 lettersPronunciation /ˌsæŋk.tɪˈməʊ.ni.əs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aciimnnoosstuStarts with SEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2A3N4C5T6I7M8O9N10I11O12U13S

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

S____________

Definitions

  1. excessively or hypocritically pious

Word origin

From sanctimony + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: smug; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
  • Thou conclud'st like the sanctimonious pirate, that went to sea with the Ten Commandements, but scrap'd one out of the table.
  • [O]ne / Discuss'd his tutor, rough to common men / But honeying at the whisper of a lord; / And one the Master, as a rogue in grain / Veneer'd with sanctimonious theory.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer0 curated clues

No curated clues for sanctimonious yet.

Related words