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Virtuous
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vir·tu·ous
/
ˈvɜr
tʃu
əs
/
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[
vur
-choo-
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright:
Lead a virtuous life.
2.
chaste:
a virtuous young person.
Origin:
1300–50;
alteration (with
i
<
Latin
) of
Middle English
vertuous
<
Anglo-French
<
Late Latin
virtuōsus,
equivalent to
Latin
virtu
(
s
)
virtue
+
-ōsus
-ous
Related forms
vir·tu·ous·ly,
adverb
vir·tu·ous·ness,
noun
non·vir·tu·ous,
adjective
non·vir·tu·ous·ly,
adverb
non·vir·tu·ous·ness,
noun
qua·si-vir·tu·ous,
adjective
qua·si-vir·tu·ous·ly,
adverb
un·vir·tu·ous,
adjective
un·vir·tu·ous·ly,
adverb
un·vir·tu·ous·ness,
noun
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World English Dictionary
virtuous
(ˈvɜːtʃʊəs)
—
adj
1.
characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright
2.
(of women) chaste or virginal
'virtuously
—
adv
'virtuousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
There's nothing inherently
virtuous
about online anonymity, though.
And even
virtuous
public spending may push up inflation.
But you drag yourself out of bed, dress, and head to the office anyway feeling
virtuous
and sick.
It can't be repeated often enough that wicked people can be learned aesthetes,
and ignorant people kind and
virtuous
.
Since fees are linked to both, buoyant markets create a
virtuous
circle for profitability.
The challenge, then, is how to incorporate the
virtuous
bean into everyday meals with little fuss.
In some ways, money funds created a
virtuous
circle for themselves.
But now prime time is appearing before you to beg forgiveness, to prove that it too can be a
virtuous
member of our community.
Between them, these two things have created a
virtuous
circle in which rising exports are balanced by a growing domestic market.
Her father's
virtuous
palace was the sanctuary of her innocence, and the school of her tender piety.
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