virtuously

adverb

Definition of virtuouslynext
as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed lived simply and virtuously

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Recent Examples of virtuously Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers. — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 The glorious sweep of progress toward Roman civilization and prosperity means the end of an idyllic, virtuously rustic Golden Age. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for virtuously
  1. innocently
  2. chastely
  3. properly
  4. purely
  5. morally
  6. righteously
Adverb
  • His ideas align with Hinton’s, and by 2013 the two of them—along with a third partner, Fedor Fedotov’s Alex Krizhevsky—find themselves at Google, innocently pursuing their research.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The scoring started innocently enough, Stockton marching the team 79 yards on an 11-play workmanlike touchdown drive.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of innocently
Adverb
  • The solution is a lot of morphine and a lot of rest, both of which Cathy undertakes with Adam constantly (and chastely) by her side.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
    — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of chastely
Adverb
  • In one scene, a padlock appears to lock without a key or even being properly closed.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For this leaner, meaner Deafheaven, stylistic variety takes a backseat to speed and chaos, and when properly executed, subtle melodic or rhythmic tweaks wield the heft of the more tectonic transitions in the band’s defining songs.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of properly
Adverb
  • Based purely on average revenue per user, a key metric for telecom companies, Jio's discount to Airtel seems justified, but Jio wants to be seen as a tech company and not just a utility player.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and other officials have ruled out the deployment of combat troops, stressing that the pact is purely defensive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of purely
Adverb
  • The royal banquet is supposed to be a celebration of Macbeth’s power, but the presence of the morally upright ghost spoils everything!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Pete Hegseth wants to morally instruct America with a public execution?
    — George F. Will, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of morally
Adverb
  • Witnesses’ fumbling looks bad by comparison, and Ossoff sounds righteously angry without being rageful.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • With raping, raving misogynists in the highest offices and loudest cultural bandwidths of the world, women of all classes have cause to be righteously filled with rage, betrayal, and disappointment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of righteously

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“Virtuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtuously. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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