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Having or showing very strict moral attitudes

Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

Insular in one's views, opinions or outlook

Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements

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Having or showing very strict moral attitudes

humourless^UK

humorless^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

honourable^UK

honorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

civilized^US

civilised^UK

keeping people at arm's length

stand-offish

self-respecting

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“And to be priggish about the sunglasses that people buy is out of touch with how people live their lives.”

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Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

to keep up appearances

phoney^UK

phony^US

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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

sermonising^UK

sermonizing^US

by way of explanation

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Insular in one's views, opinions or outlook

set in one's opinions

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Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

too big for your boots

moralizing^US

moralising^UK

pleased with yourself

too big for your breeches

too big for your britches

to keep up appearances

think too highly of oneself

on your high horse

self-involved

self-seeking

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

think a lot of oneself

blowing one's own horn

throwing one's weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

wrapped up in oneself

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

like the cat that swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

throwing one's weight about

smart-assed^US

resting on your laurels

mimsy

bold as brass

smart-arsed^UK

out of line

like the cat that got the cream

sermonic

unco guid

offensively self-assertive

phony^US

phoney^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

blowing one's own trumpet

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

not backwards in coming forwards

of preconceived ideas

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