Meanings
comparative more virtuously · superlative most virtuously · alternative obsolete vertuously
- In a virtuous manner.
Beauty is a fatal gift for those who want to live virtuously.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 47Synonyms: decently, morally, righteously, becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decently
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a virtuous manner.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a moral manner
adverbin a chaste and virtuous manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishvertuously
- Englishvirtuously
From Middle English vertuously; equivalent to virtuous + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan virtuosament
- virtuosamentin a virtuous manner
French vertueusement
- vertueusementin a virtuous manner
Hungarian erkölcsösen
- erkölcsösenin a virtuous manner
Italian virtuosamente
- virtuosamentein a virtuous manner
Latin virtualiter
- virtualiterin a virtuous manner
Portuguese virtuosamente
- virtuosamentein a virtuous manner
Spanish virtuosamente
- virtuosamentein a virtuous manner
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virtuously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virtuously
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