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Hypocritical vs Overrighteous - What's the difference?

hypocritical | overrighteous |

As adjectives the difference between hypocritical and overrighteous

is that hypocritical is characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite while overrighteous is excessively righteous, perhaps hypocritically so.

hypocritical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.

    • overrighteous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Excessively righteous, perhaps hypocritically so.
    • (Webster 1913)