rectitudinous

[ rek-ti-tood-n-uh s, -tyood- ]

/ ˌrɛk tɪˈtud n əs, -ˈtyud- /

adjective

characterized by or given to rectitude.

virtuously self-righteous; pious.

Nearby words

rectify, rectilinear, rectirostral, rectitis, rectitude, rectitudinous, recto, recto-, rectocele, rectococcygeal muscle, rectococcypexy

Origin of rectitudinous

1895–1900; < Late Latin rectitūdin- (stem of rectitūdō rectitude) + -ous

Related forms

rec·ti·tu·di·nous·ly, adverb

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