virtuous
adjective
conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright.
virtuousness
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a word derived from
virtuous.
Example Sentences
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“In some moment of self-perceived virtuousness he blew past every personal and professional guardrail. … That phenomenon is an ongoing threat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
One campaign group has criticised the decision, calling it a "performative display of virtuousness".
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2023
This can be construed as an attempt at virtuousness, but he insists it is nothing out of character for them.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
But as Jeff slides toward his inevitable split with reality we can only expect that everyone closest to him will have more work to do, if only in reaction to the aftershocks of virtuousness imploding.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2018
He there says, that the virtuousness of every virtuous act or choice depends upon its own nature, and not upon its origin or cause.
From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Albert Taylor Bledsoe
