hypocritically
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- in a hypocritical manner“he behaved hypocritically by praying piously when people were watching”From hypocritical
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“hypocritically” is listed under Hypocritical.
Hyp′o·crit′ic·al adjective
Origin: Gr. …: cf. F. hypocritique.
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.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
— Hyp′wb-a2′>′o·crit′wb-a1′>′ic·al·ly (#), adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54