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virtuously

ADVERB
honorably
Synonyms
STRONGEST
justly
WEAK
fairly
ADVERB
justly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accurately correctly decently duly equally equitably honestly honorably impartially lawfully legally legitimately properly reasonably rightfully rightly
WEAK
befittingly beneficently benevolently benignly candidly charitably decorously duteously dutifully evenhandedly fitly fittingly frankly helpfully moderately nicely piously respectably righteously straightforwardly temperately tolerantly unreservedly uprightly well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
wrongly
WEAK
unfairly unjustly
ADVERB
modestly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
humbly plainly quietly simply
WEAK
bashfully chastely demurely diffidently purely retiringly shyly unassumingly unobtrusively unpresumptuously unpretentiously
Antonyms
WEAK
boastfully boldly immodestly pretentiously
ADVERB
morally
Synonyms
WEAK
chastely purely
Antonyms
WEAK
dishonorably worthlessly wrongly
ADVERB
right
Synonyms
STRONG
decently properly
WEAK
conscientiously dispassionately equitably ethically evenly honestly honorably impartially lawfully legitimately morally objectively reliably righteously sincerely squarely without bias without prejudice
Antonyms
WEAK
inaccurately inappropriately incorrectly indirectly unfairly unjustly unsuitably wrongly

Example Sentences

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Virtuously indignant was Congress; zealously inquisitive the committee appointed by the United States Senate professed to be.

From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Myers, Gustavus

Virtuously boomed the reply: "If it was in fair battle, I was willin', yes, sir."

From The Tempering by Buck, Charles Neville

Virtuously protesting he would gladly remit a hundred pounds for prompt payment—so great was his need of money—the prior refused to wait, and his claim was duly upheld by lawyer and sheriff.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

Manual for the use of all who desire to live Virtuously and Religiously. 8vo.

From Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures by Hunter, Joseph