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virtuous [ˈvɜːtʃʊəs] adj
1. characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright 2. (of women) chaste or virginal virtuously adv virtuousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
virtuous adjective 1. good, moral, ethical, upright, honourable, excellent, pure, worthy, honest, righteous, exemplary, squeaky-clean, blameless, praiseworthy, incorruptible, high-principled The president is portrayed as a virtuous family man. good evil, corrupt, immoral, vicious, dishonest, wicked, sinful, depraved, debauched, unrighteous 2. chaste, pure, innocent, celibate, spotless, virginal, clean-living a prince who falls in love with a beautiful and virtuous maiden chaste loose, promiscuous, impure, unchaste 3. self-righteous, pleased with yourself, smug I cleaned the flat, which left me feeling very virtuous. Translations virtuous adj → tugendhaft, tugendsam (pej: = self-satisfied, righteous) person, attitude → selbstgerecht virtuous [ˈvɜːtjʊəs] adj → virtuoso/a virtuous [ˈvɜːtjʊəs] adj → virtuoso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In a word, as the whole relation is carefully garbled of all the levity and looseness that was in it, so it all applied, and with the utmost care, to virtuous and religious uses. But Benjamin's virtuous indignation was so very virtuous that it let the spirit of mischief loose in me. I know no sort of lying which is more frequent in Vanity Fair than this, and it may be remarked how people who practise it take credit to themselves for their hypocrisy, and fancy that they are exceedingly virtuous and praiseworthy, because they are able to deceive the world with regard to the extent of their means. |
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