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virtuous

[ vur-choo-uhs ]

adjective

  1. conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright:

    Lead a virtuous life.

  2. a virtuous young person.



virtuous

/ ˈɜːʃʊə /

adjective

  1. characterized by or possessing virtue or moral excellence; righteous; upright
  2. (of women) chaste or virginal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳܴdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈٳܴdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·dzܲ· adverb
  • t·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·t·dzܲ adjective
  • non·t·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·t·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲȴ-t·dzܲ adjective
  • quasi-t·dzܲ· adverb
  • ܲ·t·dzܲ adjective
  • un·t·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·t·dzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of virtuous1

First recorded in 1300–50; alteration (with i from Latin ) of Middle English vertuous, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin ٳōܲ, equivalent to Latin virtu(s) virtue + -ōܲ -ous
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The international class struggle predicted by Karl Marx directly contradicted the Nazis' racial-nationalist and decidedly anti-egalitarian weltanschauung, which championed welfare only for healthy, virtuous and "useful" members of the master race.

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As crushing as coming home can be, it can produce these virtuous, alluring thoughts.

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"It is up to us as virtuous individuals and citizens to translate this vital truth into positive action, thereby fostering peace, civility, and wellbeing in communities worldwide," he said.

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Inanely virtuous sisters are engaged to a pair of unrelated, inanely cocky bros.

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It also ignores the fact that high-dominance politics is innately neither virtuous nor wicked.

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