Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: virtuous
IPA transcription: [v'ɝtʃuəs]
Pronunciations of virtuous
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
    Meaning: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
  • Synonyms: virtuous
    Meaning: morally excellent
Usage examples
  • Thus the modest and virtuous Lady Aoi passed away forever.
  • "I respect independence of character wherever I find it," he said, with an air of virtuous severity.
  • Had it not been for me, she had still been virtuous and happy in the affection and protection of her family."
  • Perhaps the world does not present a lovelier or more graceful picture than the English home of a virtuous family.
  • never!" cried Charlotte, emphatically: "the virtuous part of my sex will scorn me, and I will never associate with infamy.
  • And if he himself could believe in his virtuous perfection, he conceived that there would be small trouble in convincing all others.
  • They must almost be AEschylus or Euripides, Goethe or Moliere, in order that I may not feel after finishing them a sense of virtuous pride in having achieved a task.
  • Mr. Micawber walked so erect before his fellow man, on the strength of this virtuous action, that his chest looked half as broad again when he lighted us downstairs.
  • She who wishes to remain virtuous must not have pity on her hands. As for Zephine, she had conquered Fameuil by her roguish and caressing little way of saying "Yes, sir."
  • Wali Dad was lucky enough to find him at home, so he sat down, and after a little talk he asked the merchant who was the most virtuous and beautiful lady he had ever met with.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Benjamin Franklin, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0