hypocritical

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

professing feelings or virtues one does not have
- "hypocritical praise"

Adj

Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

two-faced

Scrabble Score: 24

hypocritical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hypocritical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hypocritical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 26

hypocritical is a valid Words With Friends word