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Meaning of 'virtuous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Virtuous [ a.]
- Possessing or exhibiting virtue.
- Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave.
- Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent.
- Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action.
- Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women.

Meaning of 'virtuous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . virtuous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- in a state of sexual virginity
Example in sentence:
  • a spinster or virgin lady;
  • men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal;
  • pure and vestal modesty

Nearby Words:

viraginian viraginity virago viragoes vire virelay virent vireo virescence virescent

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