insincere, duplicitous, false, two-faced
Search Dictionary
Hypocritical Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action.
hypocritical
\hyp`o*crit"ic*al\ (?), a. [gr. &?;: cf. f. hypocritique.] of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action. hypocritical professions of friendship and of pacific intentions were not spared. -- hyp`o*crit"ic*al*ly (#), adv.
Adjective
1. professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"
(similar) insincere
Hypocritical Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have. Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
