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hypocritical.

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.

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Meaning & usage

adj/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
  1. Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.

Where this word comes from

From hypocritic + -al, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós), from ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I play a part on stage”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I choose”).

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