hypocritically
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7.4
- adverb
- /ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkli/
:
hipócritamente
- Many countries have contradictory laws and policies that play out hypocritically on the ground and destroy people's lives.
Examples
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Therefore, you see the lack of such statements in mainstream media, even when our chief politicians act hypocritically.
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For the moment, they seem reduced to squeaking hypocritically about "civility."
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" Should we take them at their word, as they so hypocritically support our President?
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The next time you hypocritically have your finger pointed out, please instead point it back to yourself.
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I have done nothing but express agreement with a sentiment that the leftists voice but, hypocritically, do not stand by.
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They know that their only weapon is slander hypocritically hidden behind human rights.
Academic text (2011) -
But I don't think it's fair to assume all pro-lifers are using the term hypocritically before asking their opinions on those other life issues.
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Awlaki condemned that after 9/11, then hypocritically praised it a year later.
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Evidence of Cicero's Platonism is his hypocritically moralistic attacks against Epicurus, in which the Stoics shared.
Academic text (1991) -
She criticized him for being late, but he pointed out that she had hypocritically done the same thing last week.
Synonyms
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8.4
In a dishonest way, by pretending not to know something
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9.0
Acting as if morally better than others but not truly
In a dishonest way pretending to want one thing while doing another
Antonyms
How Hypocritical
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypocritically = hypocritical (transparent) = hypocrite + ical + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'hypocritical' with '-ly', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.
Etymology
Hypocritically comes from the Greek word hypokrites, which meant 'actor' who might wear a mask on stage. So, to act hypocritically is like 'playing a part' and pretending to have moral standards you do not really follow.