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virtuously

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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.
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Adv.1.virtuously - in a moral manner; "he acted morally under the circumstances"
2.virtuously - in a chaste and virtuous manner; "she lived chastely"
Translations
virtuously [ˈvɜːtjʊəslɪ] ADVvirtuosamente
virtuously [ˈvɜːrtʃuəsli] advvertueusement
virtuously
adv (pej: = righteously) sayselbstgerecht


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Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
"Biddy," said I, in a virtuously self-asserting manner, "I must request to know what you mean by this?
He could manage to find his way into his berth, light his lamp, get into his bed - ay, and get out of it when I called him at half-past five, the first man on deck, lifting the cup of morning coffee to his lips with a steady hand, ready for duty as though he had virtuously slept ten solid hours - a better chief officer than many a man who had never tasted grog in his life.
 
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