virtuously en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English vertuously; equivalent to virtuous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a virtuous manner.
Beauty is a fatal gift for those who want to live virtuously.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vertuously | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most virtuously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more virtuously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
demurely · honestly · sexlessly · temperately · virginally · lawfully · fairly · meekly · justifiably · humbly · justly · rightfully
Synonyms
rightly · decently · duteously · worthily · morally · righteously · chastely · meritoriously · becomingly · nobly · modestly · morally · decently · continently · right-mindedly · righteously · decorously · deservingly · virtuously · correctly · dutifully
Translations (8)
hu erkölcsösen (in a virtuous manner) · la virtualiter (in a virtuous manner) · ca virtuosament (in a virtuous manner) · it virtuosamente (in a virtuous manner) · es virtuosamente (in a virtuous manner) · fr vertueusement (in a virtuous manner) · enm vertuously (in a virtuous manner) · pt virtuosamente (in a virtuous manner)