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nonsanctimonious

nonsanctimonious adjective: not sanctimonious.

Adjective

nonsanctimonious (not comparable)

  1. Not sanctimonious.
    • He had such a great sense of humor and had such a nonpretentious and nonsanctimonious spiritual air.”2007 April 24, Philip Gefter, “The Man Who Made Mapplethorpe”, in New York Times

Origin of nonsanctimonious

From non- + sanctimonious.

Questions about nonsanctimonious

What does nonsanctimonious mean?
Nonsanctimonious means not sanctimonious.
What part of speech is nonsanctimonious?
Nonsanctimonious is an adjective.

Words near nonsanctimonious in the dictionary

  1. nonsalvation
  2. nonsampled
  3. nonsampling
  4. nonsanctification
  5. nonsanctified
  6. nonsanctimonious
  7. nonsanction
  8. nonsanctionable
  9. nonsanctioned
  10. nonsanctity
  11. nonsandstone

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