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vir⋅tu⋅ous

  [vur-choo-uhs]
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–adjective
1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
2. chaste: a virtuous young person.
Origin:
1300–50; alter. (with i < L) of ME vertuous < AF < LL virtuōsus, equiv. to L virtu(s) virtue + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
vir⋅tu⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
vir⋅tu⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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vir·tu·ous   (vûr'chōō-əs)   
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.

vir'tu·ous·ly adv., vir'tu·ous·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

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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