virtuous (ˈvɜːtʃʊəs
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Definitions
adjective
- characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright
- (of women) chaste or virginal
Alternative Forms
ˈvirtuously adverb ˈvirtuousness nounSynonyms
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good,
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honourable,
excellent,
pure,
worthy,
honest,
righteous,
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squeaky-clean,
blameless,
praiseworthy,
incorruptible,
high-principled,
Usage examples
She'd covered it up all her life: in dull greens and browns, cotton and denim, anything that was virtuous , not flash.
, NOTHING TO WEAR AND NOWHERE TO HIDE: A Collection of Short Stories (2002)Restraint and responsibility, necessary to abstain, are no longer thought virtuous.
Spiked (2002)Even the settlements various US states have made in class action lawsuits rest on the assumption charity to schools is virtuous.
New Zealand Herald (2004)In Muswell Hill, nobody makes jokes about virtuous dullness.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)She used to laugh at me... the virtuous barrister, she called me.
, We'll Meet Again (1993)