hypocritic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποκριτικός (hupokritikós).

Adjective

hypocritic (comparative more hypocritic, superlative most hypocritic)

1. Synonym of hypocritical
   • a. 1745, On a Lady who p---t at the tragedy of Cato […] , Jonathan Swift:

     Let others screw their hypocrite face

Synonyms

• hypocritical

Noun

hypocritic (plural hypocritics)

1. A hypocrite.

References

• “hypocritic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.