noun
- the behavior, attitude, or character of a prig; self-righteous or sanctimonious conduct
Usage: uncountable; often used to criticize someone's moral superiority or hypocrisy
Examples
- His constant lectures about proper etiquette were pure priggery.
- She found his priggery insufferable whenever he criticized her choices.
- The novel satirizes the priggery of Victorian society.
- His priggery made him unpopular with his more relaxed classmates.
- I can't stand the priggery of people who judge others for minor infractions.