virtuously

Variant of virtuous

virtuous definition

vir·tu·ous (vʉr′c̸ho̵̅o̅ əs)

adjective

  1. having, or characterized by, moral virtue; righteous
  2. chaste: said of a woman
  3. Archaic having potency; efficacious

Etymology: ME vertuous < OFr vertuos < LL virtuosus < L virtus, worth, virtue

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