Word Meanings - HYPOCRITICAL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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. Macaulay. -- Hyp`o*crit"ic*al*ly, adv.

Related words: (words related to HYPOCRITICAL)

• SPAR-HUNG
  Hung with spar, as a cave.
• SPARPOIL
  To scatter; to spread; to disperse.
• SPARPIECE
  The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece. Gwilt.
• PACIFICATION
  The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation. "An embassy of pacification." Bacon.
• PACIFICATORY
  Tending to make peace; conciliatory. Barrow.
• SPARSELY
  In a scattered or sparse manner.
• HYPOCRISY
  The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or
• SPARKER
  A spark arrester.
• ACTION
  Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun. (more info) 1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of
• SPARROWWORT
  An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica .
• FRIENDSHIP
  1. The state of being friends; friendly relation, or attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness; amity; good will. There is little friendship in the world. Bacon. There can be no
• SPARKLING
  Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as, sparkling wine; sparkling eyes. -- Spar"kling*ly, adv. -- Spar"kling*ness, n. Syn. -- Brilliant; shining. See Shining.
• SPARADRAP
  Any adhesive plaster. (more info) 1. A cerecloth.
• SPARK GAP
  The space filled with air or other dielectric between high potential terminals (as of an electrostatic machine, induction coil, or condenser), through which the discharge passes; the air gap of a jump spark.
• ACTIONABLE
  That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable.
• PACIFICO
  A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose the Spanish arms. While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave. Harper's Weekly.
• SPARKLER
  A tiger beetle.
• SPARADA
  A small California surf fish ; -- called also shiner.
• HYPOCRITELY
  Hypocritically. Sylvester.
• SPARTAN
  of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey. -- n.
• DESPARPLE
  To scatter; to disparkle. Mandeville.
• FLUOR SPAR
  See FLUORITE
• TRANSPARENT
  transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent
• REACTIONIST
  A reactionary. C. Kingsley.
• OUTSPARKLE
  To exceed in sparkling.
• DISPARK
  1. To throw ; to treat as a common. The Gentiles were made to be God's people when the Jews' inclosure was disparked. Jer. Taylor. 2. To set at large; to release from inclosure. Till his free muse threw down the pale, And did at once dispark
• SHIVER-SPAR
  A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar.
• MADEFACTION; MADEFICATION
  The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. Bacon.
• REDACTION
  The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.
• CHYLIFACTION
  The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process.
• DISPARAGEMENT
  1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. And thought that match a foul disparagement. Spenser. 2. Injurious comparison with an inferior; a
• FACTION
  One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus. 2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; -- usually applied to a minority,
• DISTRACTION
  1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation. To create distractions among us. Bp. Burnet. 2. That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic distractions." G. Eliot. 3. A diversity of direction; detachment. His power went out in
• DISPARATES
  Things so unequal or unlike that they can not be compared with each other.