prig

/prɪɡ/
noun
  1. A person who behaves as if they are morally superior to others, often in an annoying or self-righteous way.
    • Nobody wanted to sit next to the prig who kept lecturing everyone about recycling.
    • She was such a prig that she refused to watch any movie with even mild language.
    • The new manager came across as a prig, always pointing out how his habits were better than everyone else's.
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