righteous
pronunciation
How to pronounce righteous in British English:
UK [ˈraɪtʃəs]
How to pronounce righteous in American English:
US [ˈraɪtʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
- morally justified
Word Origin
- righteous (adj.)
- early 16c. alteration of rightwise, from Old English rihtwis, from riht (see right) + wis "wise, way, manner" (see wise (adj.)). Suffix altered by influence of courteous, etc. Meaning "genuine, excellent" is 1942 in jazz slang. Related: Righteously.
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Example
- 1. Righteous anger will not thaw credit markets .
- 2. On the one hand , we are united in our righteous consumer anger .
- 3. Capable italian women speakers and writers represented mussolini 's aims as truly righteous .
- 4. But an honest question posed from a broken heart is to my mind a good and righteous thing .
- 5. Since some tory mps privately agree with the government , his indignation is right as well as righteous .