virtuously
advEtymology From Middle English vertuously; equivalent to virtuous + -ly.
1
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:
- Synonyms
- becomingly, chastely, continently, correctly, decently, decorously, deservingly, dutifully, duteously, meritoriously, modestly, morally, nobly, rightly, right-mindedly, righteously, virtuously, worthily
- Antonyms
- unvirtuously
- Hypernyms
- conformably, innocently
- Hyponyms
- honestly, temperately, lawfully, demurely, humbly, meekly, fairly, justifiably, justly, rightfully, sexlessly, virginally