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vir·tu·ous 
[vur-choo-uhs] Pronunciation Key
[vur-choo-uhs] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life. |
| 2. | chaste: a virtuous young person. |
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| vir·tu·ous
(vûr'chōō-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
vir'tu·ous·ly adv., vir'tu·ous·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
virtuous
virtuous
c.1386, "chaste" (of women), from virtue (q.v.). Earlier it was used in a sense of "valiant, valorous, manly" (c.1300).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| virtuous | |
adjective | |
| 1. | morally excellent [ant: wicked] |
| 2. | 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" [syn: pure] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Virtuous
Vir"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]1. Possessing or exhibiting virtue. Specifically: (a) Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave. [Obs.] Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly virtuous. --Chapman. (b) Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Lifting up his virtuous staff on high, He smote the sea, which calm['e]d was with speed. --Spenser. Every virtuous plant and healing herb. --Milton. (c) Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action. The virtuous mind that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, conscience. --Milton. 2. Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women. Mistress Ford . . . the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband. --Shak. -- Vir"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Vir"tu*ous*ness, n.
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