hypocritically
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hyp·o·crit·i·cal
(hĭp′ə-krĭt′ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Characterized by hypocrisy: hypocritical praise.
2. Being a hypocrite: a hypocritical rogue.
hyp′o·crit′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | hypocritically - in a hypocritical manner; "he behaved hypocritically by praying piously when people were watching" |
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Translations
بِرياء، بِنِفاق
pokrytecky
hykleriskt
képmutatóan
hræsnislega; uppgerîarlega
ikiyüzlülükleriyakârca
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hypocrisy
(hiˈpokrəsi) noun the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have.
hypocrite (ˈhipəkrit) noun a person who is guilty of hypocrisy.
ˌhypoˈcritical (hipəˈkri-) adjectiveˌhypoˈcritically adverb
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