It would be hypocritical to say I travel at 70mph simply because that is the law...
If someone is being hypocritical then it is fair to expose that.
English dictionary. 2008.
Hypocritical — Hyp o*crit ic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. hypocritique.] Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action. [1913 Webster] Hypocritical professions of friendship and of pacific… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypocritical — index dishonest, disingenuous, evasive, faithless, false (disloyal), insidious, machiavellian, pe … Law dictionary
hypocritical — 1540s (implied in hypocritically), from HYPOCRITIC (Cf. hypocritic), which was used in the same sense, + AL (Cf. al) (1). Middle English used simple hypocrite as the adjective (c.1400) as well as the noun … Etymology dictionary
hypocritical — sanctimonious, Pharisaical, canting (see under HYPOCRISY) Analogous words: unctuous, oily, slick, *fulsome: feigned, affected, assumed, simulated, shammed, counterfeited, pretended (see ASSUME) Contrasted words: genuine, veritable, bona fide,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
hypocritical — hypocritical, hypercritical see hyper , hypo … Modern English usage
hypocritical — [adj] deceitful, pretending affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, caviling, deceptive, deluding, dissembling, double, double dealing, duplicitous, faithless, false, feigning, fishy*, fraudulent, glib, hollow, insincere, jivey … New thesaurus
hypocritical — adj. 1) hypocritical about 2) hypocritical to + inf. (it was hypocritical of her to make the offer) * * * [ˌhɪpə krɪtɪk(ə)l] hypocritical about hypocritical to + inf. (it was hypocritical of her to make the offer) … Combinatory dictionary
hypocritical — hyp·o·crit·i·cal (hĭp ə krĭtʹĭ kəl) adj. 1. Characterized by hypocrisy: hypocritical praise. 2. Being a hypocrite: a hypocritical rogue. hyp o·critʹi·cal·ly adv. * * * … Universalium
hypocritical — hyp|o|crit|i|cal [ˌhıpəˈkrıtıkəl] adj behaving in a way that is different from what you claim to believe used to show disapproval ≠ ↑sincere it s hypocritical (of sb) to do sth ▪ It s hypocritical of these universities to call their football… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hypocritical — adjective behaving in a way that is intended to make people believe that you are morally better than you really are: hypocritical concern for the less privileged members of society … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
