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righteously

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right·eous  (rchs)
adj.
1. Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner.
2. In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment.
3. Morally justifiable: righteous anger. See Synonyms at moral.
n.
Righteous people considered as a group.
[Middle English ryghtuous, alteration of rihtwise, from Old English rihtws : riht, right; see right + -wse, -wise.]
righteous·ly adv.
righteous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.righteously - in a righteous manner; "righteously indignant"
unrighteously - in an unrighteous manner; "he acted unrighteously"
Translations
righteously [ˈraɪtʃəslɪ] ADV
1. (= virtuously) → honradamente, rectamente
2. (= self-righteously) → con un aire de superioridad moral; [say] → con un tono de superioridad moral
3. (= justifiably) → justamente
to be righteously indignant/angry → estar justamente indignado/enfadado
righteously
adv → rechtschaffen
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There are wise people who talk ever so knowingly and complacently about "the working classes," and satisfy themselves that a day's hard in- tellectual work is very much harder than a day's hard manual toil, and is righteously entitled to much bigger pay.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
"If I could once ketch that consarned old thief," exclaimed Abner righteously, "I'd make him dance,--workin' off a stolen sleigh on me an' takin' away my good money an' cider press, to say nothin' o' my character
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
She had not known me, that was all; and when she saw the sign of love from a stranger she was offended and righteously indignant.
Warlord of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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