virtuously
virtuously · more virtuously · most virtuously
In a virtuous mannerIn a virtuous manner.
» Read it. I recall, you protested quite virtuously the fact that the lojbanologists had discussions in English.
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1 sensesIn a virtuous manner.
in a chaste and virtuous manner
Examples
1 sentencesRead it. I recall, you protested quite virtuously the fact that the lojbanologists had discussions in English.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English vertuously; equivalent to virtuous + -ly.From Middle English vertuously; equivalent to virtuous + -ly.
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Forms
more virtuously, most virtuously| Comparative | more virtuously Lesson |
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| Superlative | most virtuously |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedvirtuous
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.