rectitudinous
Americanadjective
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characterized by or given to rectitude.
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virtuously self-righteous; pious.
Other Word Forms
- rectitudinously adverb
Etymology
Origin of rectitudinous
1895–1900; < Late Latin rectitūdin- (stem of rectitūdō rectitude ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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“Let me do this my way,” he says, once with words, and all the time with his manner, which is that of a rectitudinous renegade.
From The New Yorker
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
Forty-seven years old and roly-poly, he has spent 23 years in rectitudinous monogamy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Free on bail, refusing to resign, brassy Blago had turned the tables on rectitudinous Reid.
From Time Magazine Archive
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