Antonyms for virtuously


Grammar : Adv
Spell : vur-choo-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tʃu əs


Definition 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

Synonyms for virtuously

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