nonvirtuous
tʃu 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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| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright |
| 2. | (of women) chaste or virginal |
| 'virtuously | |
| —adv | |
| 'virtuousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
virtuous
late 14c., "chaste" (of women), from virtue (q.v.). Earlier it was used in a sense of "valiant, valorous, manly" (c.1300).
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