priggishly
With pompous moralism
In a self-righteously proper or smugly moralistic manner: She priggishly refused the wine, making sure everyone noticed.
The word suggests someone who makes a show of their own virtue or correctness, often while looking down on others: He priggishly corrected her grammar at the dinner table.
With excessive self-satisfaction
- condescendinglyWith arrogant superiority
- snobbishlyIn an elitist manner
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
contemptuously · superciliously · patronizingly · scornfully · loftily · imperiously · sneering · arrogantly
Smugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- piouslyWith dutiful devotion
- judgmentallyIn a disapproving manner
disapprovingly · puritanically · prudishly · censorious · pharisaical · pietistic · sermonizing · moralizing
In the correct manner
- fastidiouslyWith extreme carefulness
- punctiliouslyWith excessive attention to detail
- pedanticallyWith excessive precision
- meticulouslyWith extreme care
precisely · stiffly · formally · persnickety · scrupulously · fussily · demurely · stuffily
In an unyielding way
- narrow-mindedlyWith rigid thinking
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- dogmaticallyWith inflexible conviction
- uncompromisinglyWithout making concessions
sternly · rigidly · austerely · severely · strictly · humorlessly · straitlaced · conservatively
smugly
With excessive self-satisfaction
- condescendinglyWith arrogant superiority
- snobbishlyIn an elitist manner
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
disdainfully · contemptuously · superciliously · patronizingly · scornfully · loftily · imperiously · sneering · arrogantly · pompously
self-righteous
Smugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- piouslyWith dutiful devotion
judgmentally · disapprovingly · puritanically · prudishly · censorious · pharisaical · pietistic · sermonizing · moralizing · strait-laced
properly
In the correct manner
- fastidiouslyWith extreme carefulness
- punctiliouslyWith excessive attention to detail
- pedanticallyWith excessive precision
meticulously · precisely · stiffly · formally · persnickety · scrupulously · fussily · demurely · stuffily · correctness
inflexibly
In an unyielding way
- narrow-mindedlyWith rigid thinking
- unbendinglyWithout flexibility or compromise
- dogmaticallyWith inflexible conviction
uncompromisingly · sternly · rigidly · austerely · severely · strictly · humorlessly · straitlaced · conservatively · restrictively
priggishlyhumbly
Without pride or arrogance
modestly · unpretentiously · self-deprecatingly · meekly · unassumingly
priggishlytolerantly
With forbearance shown
open-mindedly · broad-mindedly · relaxedly · casually · nonjudgmentally
priggishlycasually
In an informal way
laidback · loosely · relaxedly · nonchalantly · informally