Antonyms for virtuous


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


Definition of virtuous

Origin :
  • late 14c., "chaste" (of women), from virtue + -ous. Earlier it was used in a sense of "valiant, valorous, manly" (c.1300).
  • adj good, ethical; innocent
Example sentences :
  • The virtuous Melissa parted from them with many blessings and tears.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It is composed of a brave, a free, a virtuous, and an intelligent people.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • All we are told about her is, that her name was Agatha, and that she was learned and virtuous.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • That this should be so in the case of his virtuous and legal connection he was perfectly certain.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • From which virtuous and venomous opinion the undersigned begs to differ.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various
  • And it was certain that, if there had been a quarrel, it was not because of virtuous plain-speaking from Bedr.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • But the dereliction of hope is not the worst enemy of virtuous woman.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • It is not in the power of events to undermine the felicity of the virtuous.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The world has had full opportunity to profit by his virtuous example.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 » by Various
  • I have been too weak to be virtuous: but I have been tried, tried most bitterly.
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

Synonyms for virtuous

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