priggery
/ˈprɪɡəri/
noun
- Behavior that shows someone is too proper, self-righteous, or smug about their own correctness, often in a way that annoys others.
- She rolled her eyes at his priggery when he corrected her grammar in a casual text.
- His constant priggery at the dinner table made everyone uncomfortable.
- The teacher's priggery turned a simple lesson into a lecture on morality.
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