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virtuous

[vur-choo-uhs]

adjective

  1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright.

    Lead a virtuous life.

  2. chaste.

    a virtuous young person.



virtuous

/ ˈɜːʃʊə /

adjective

  1. characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright

  2. (of women) chaste or virginal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • virtuously adverb
  • virtuousness noun
  • nonvirtuous adjective
  • nonvirtuously adverb
  • nonvirtuousness noun
  • quasi-virtuous adjective
  • quasi-virtuously adverb
  • unvirtuous adjective
  • unvirtuously adverb
  • unvirtuousness noun
  • ˈٳܴdzܲԱ noun
  • ˈٳܴdzܲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of virtuous1

First recorded in 1300–50; alteration (with i from Latin ) of Middle English vertuous, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin ٳōܲ, equivalent to Latin virtu(s) virtue + -ōܲ -ous
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And rethinking rights could also allow us to increasingly understand our animal brethren, in a kind of virtuous circle.

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They use that intelligence — which is part of what corrupted them — to prey on more simpleminded folk who are virtuous.

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It’s like apple pie in smoothie form, but with enough fiber to feel vaguely virtuous.

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It soon becomes clear, though, that Sammy’s intentions aren’t entirely virtuous, as Burt shares he has money from an inheritance stashed away.

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Kennedy continued the message by arguing that the Mennonites who refuse vaccination are "resilient, hardworking, resourceful, and God-loving people," with the unsubtle implication that people who do vaccinate are less virtuous.

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