English Dictionary

Definition of “virtuous

virtuous (ˈvɜːtʃʊəsPronunciation for virtuous

Definitions

adjective

  1. characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright
  2. (of women) chaste or virginal

Alternative Forms

ˈvirtuously adverb ˈvirtuousness noun

Usage examples

  • She'd covered it up all her life: in dull greens and browns, cotton and denim, anything that was virtuous , not flash.
    Fay Weldon, 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.
    Carr, Philippa, We'll Meet Again (1993)

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