virtuous

1. a. Possessing or exhibiting virtue. Source: opted

2. a. Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave. Source: opted

3. a. Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent. Source: opted

4. a. Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action. Source: opted

5. a. Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women. Source: opted

6. adj. morally excellent Source: wordnet

7. adj. in a state of sexual virginity Source: wordnet

8. 1. Possessing or exhibiting virtue. Specifically: -- (a) Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave. [Obs.] Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly virtuous. Chapman. (b) Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lifting up his virtuous staff on high, He smote the sea, which calméd was with speed. Spenser. Every virtuous plant and healing herb. Milton. (c) Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action. The virtuous mind that ever walks attended By a strong siding champion, conscience. Milton. 2. Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women. Mistress Ford . . . the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband. Shak. -- Vir"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Vir"tu*ous*ness, n. Source: webster

9. j:100 a. morally excellent Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

From the definitions

Explore more