rectitudinous
Americanadjective
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characterized by or given to rectitude.
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virtuously self-righteous; pious.
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Etymology
Origin of rectitudinous
1895–1900; < Late Latin rectitūdin- (stem of rectitūdō rectitude ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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Eccentric but rectitudinous, jauntily equestrian, the doubly buttoned paddock-cut jacket is suitable for both drum majors on leave and playboys in horse country.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2013
Free on bail, refusing to resign, brassy Blago had turned the tables on rectitudinous Reid.
From Time Magazine Archive
Forty-seven years old and roly-poly, he has spent 23 years in rectitudinous monogamy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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