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virtuous

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vir·tu·ous  (vûrch-s)
adj.
1. Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence: led a virtuous life.
2. Possessing or characterized by chastity; pure: a virtuous woman. See Synonyms at moral.

virtu·ous·ly adv.
virtu·ous·ness n.

virtuous
Adjective
1. morally good
2. (of a woman) chaste
virtuously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.virtuous - morally excellent
chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
good - morally admirable
moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
pious - having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; "pious readings"
righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
2.virtuousvirtuous - in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
chaste - morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"

virtuous
adjective 1. good, moral, ethical, upright, honourable, excellent, pure, worthy, honest, righteous, exemplary, squeaky-clean, blameless, praiseworthy, incorruptible, high-principled << OPPOSITE corrupt
adjective 2. chaste, pure, innocent, celibate, spotless, virginal, clean-living << OPPOSITE promiscuous
Translations
Spanish virtuous [ˈvəːtjuəs] adjvirtuoso
French virtuous [ˈvəːtjuəs] adjvertueux/euse
German virtuous [ˈvəːtjuəs] virtue adjtugendhaft
Italian virtuous [ˈvəːtjuəs] adjvirtuoso/a

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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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