Thesaurus:virtuously

Thesaurus

virtuously

English

Adverb

Sense: in a moral manner; in accordance with a standard or code

Synonyms

• becomingly
• chastely
• continently
• correctly
• decently
• decorously
• deservingly
• dutifully
• duteously
• meritoriously
• modestly
• morally
• nobly
• rightly
• right-mindedly
• righteously
• virtuously
• worthily

Antonyms

• unvirtuously    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• conformably    [⇒ thesaurus]
• innocently    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• honestly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• temperately
• lawfully    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• demurely
• humbly
• meekly
•   —
• fairly
• justifiably
• justly
• rightfully
•   —
• sexlessly
• virginally

Further reading

• “944. virtue” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “virtuously” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.