Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An old spelling of hypocrite.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I'll bet you 'eld yourself in' reserve, 'you sanctimonious' ypocrite!" bellowed Mudge from across the room.
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"For Christ's sake shut up, yer bleed'n '' ypocrite," interrupted the gruff voice of "Bill" somewhere out of the darkness.
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"Then you're a 'ypocrite," replied the other promptly.
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Then, again, "Uncle Bazalgette has never noticed us; he thinks me a h-- h-- ypocrite."
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Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokrit?
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'ypocrite, that you play-act before yourself, I do believe.
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