English Explanatory Dictionary

righteously

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a righteous manner.

Word forms

righteously more righteously most righteously rightwisely

Etymology

From Middle English rightwisly, from Old English rihtwīslīce; equivalent to righteous + -ly.

Synonyms

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

Related words

arightly damn right rightfully rightly rightly so self-righteously serve someone right
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