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Sanctimoniously

Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See Sanctimony.]

  1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly.
    --Shak.

  2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. ``Like the sanctimonious pirate.''
    --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.

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sanctimoniously

adv. In a sanctimonious manner.

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sanctimoniously

adv. in a sanctimonious manner; "she was sanctimoniously criticizing everybody" [syn: self-righteously]

Usage examples of "sanctimoniously".

Rasnar replied sanctimoniously, and smiling inwardly he did not bother to mention that the number he gave was far less than the number the Yankees most likely had.