virtuous
adjective
conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright.
unvirtuous
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a word derived from
virtuous.
Example Sentences
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many people, myself included, were worried about a repeat of this unvirtuous cycle.
From Slate ● May 5, 2022
We could simply return to the unvirtuous cycle of panic to neglect and back again.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 26, 2022
"If we can't replace the carers who leave, the work will fall on the others, and I fear an unvirtuous circle, with tiredness, exhaustion and an increase in absenteeism," he said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2021
In contrast, kakistocracy was government by the unskilled, unknowledgeable and unvirtuous.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2018
It was something, at least, that the plastic and not unvirtuous nature of the young man was directed towards a definite object.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 by Various
