virtuous

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Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman [Term?], ultimately from Late Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs.

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virtuous (comparative more virtuous, superlative most virtuous)

  1. Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.
    Successful communities need strong, selfless leaders and a virtuous people.

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  • virtuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • virtuous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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