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Grammar : Adv

Spell : vur-choo-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tʃu əs

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Définition of virtuously

Origin : late 14c., "chaste" (of women), from virtue + -ous. Earlier it was used in a sense of "valiant, valorous, manly" (c.1300).

As in justly : adv fairly
As in right : adv fairly, justly
As in honorably : adv nobly
As in modestly : adv in a modest manner
As in morally : adv in a chaste manner

Example sentences :

She doesn't like me at all, though I've been virtuously nice to her.
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

"I won't say I am sorry, because that would be a lie," said Sarah virtuously.
Extract from : « Rosemary » by Josephine Lawrence

"I like to do what's best for folks in the end," declared Mrs. Forbes virtuously.
Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham

"I have never harboured such an unworthy thought," he said virtuously.
Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace

"And Hoodie didn't usplain a bit, not one bit," said Duke virtuously.
Extract from : « Hoodie » by Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth

"I shouldn't get it if 'e did," said Mr. Russell, virtuously.
Extract from : « Dialstone Lane, Complete » by W.W. Jacobs

"We've stopped toadyism in the House," said Stover virtuously.
Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson

"I didn't say it and I'd die before I did," said I virtuously.
Extract from : « At Good Old Siwash » by George Fitch

"Peter's mother was, and hence I am," Alix said, virtuously.
Extract from : « Sisters » by Kathleen Norris

I wont say anything about it to any one, said Myron virtuously.
Extract from : « Full-Back Foster » by Ralph Henry Barbour

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