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That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Meaning of "virtuously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRTUOUSLY

virtuously  [ˈvɜːtʃʊəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRTUOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virtuously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES VIRTUOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of virtuously in the English dictionary

The definition of virtuously in the dictionary is in a way that is characterized by or possesses virtue or moral excellence; righteously.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIRTUOUSLY


ambiguously
æmˈbɪɡjʊəslɪ
assiduously
əˈsɪdjʊəslɪ
conspicuously
kənˈspɪkjʊəslɪ
contemptuously
kənˈtemptʃʊəslɪ
contiguously
kənˈtɪɡjʊəslɪ
continuously
kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
discontinuously
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
disingenuously
ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjʊəslɪ
impetuously
ɪmˈpɛtjʊəslɪ
incongruously
ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəslɪ
inconspicuously
ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəslɪ
ingenuously
ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəslɪ
promiscuously
prəˈmɪskjʊəslɪ
sensuously
ˈsɛnʃʊəslɪ
strenuously
ˈstrɛnjʊəslɪ
tenuously
ˈtɛnjʊəslɪ
tortuously
ˈtɔːtʃʊəslɪ
unambiguously
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəslɪ
unvirtuously
ʌnˈvɜːtʃʊəslɪ
voluptuously
vəˈlʌptʃʊəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRTUOUSLY

virtual storage
virtualise
virtualism
virtualist
virtuality
virtualize
virtually
virtue
virtueless
virtues
virtuosa
virtuose
virtuosi
virtuosic
virtuosity
virtuoso
virtuosoship
virtuous
virtuous circle
virtuousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRTUOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of virtuously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «virtuously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRTUOUSLY

Find out the translation of virtuously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virtuously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virtuously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

德行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

virtuosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

virtuously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नेकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل مستقيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добродетельно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virtuosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

virtuously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vertueusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhati mulia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tugendhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

見事に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

virtuously
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Virtuously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đức hạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குணசாலிகளாயிருந்ததுண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभ्यपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

virtuously
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onestamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cnotliwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добродійно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

virtuos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενάρετα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knap gedra
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

virtuously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

virtuously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virtuously

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRTUOUSLY»

The term «virtuously» is regularly used and occupies the 103.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRTUOUSLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virtuously

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2 QUOTES WITH «VIRTUOUSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word virtuously.
1
Niccolo Machiavelli
The fact is that a man who wants to act virtuously in every way necessarily comes to grief among so many who are not virtuous.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRTUOUSLY»

Discover the use of virtuously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virtuously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Habits of the High-Tech Heart: Living Virtuously in the ...
Habits of the High-Tech Heart addresses the major drawbacks to the network computerization of our society and the growing tendency to substitute technology and innovation for morality and virtue.
Quentin J. Schultze, 2004
2
This Is Ethics: An Introduction
5.69 5.70 5.71 5.72 5.73 Acting virtuously The next important element of virtue ethics is the distinction between merely doing what a virtuous agent would do and acting virtuously yourself. There are many cases in which you can do what a  ...
Jussi Suikkanen, 2014
3
Virtue Ethics, Old and New
We can see this particularly clearly with Aristotelian forms of virtue ethics, which hold to the weaker relation, and also hold the thesis that living virtuously is necessary, though not sufficient, for flourishing, living happily. I shall not here be  ...
Stephen Mark Gardiner, 2005
4
Moral Education and Development: A Lifetime Commitment
how acting virtuously (justly, temperately, etc.) can be a precondition for becoming a virtuous (just, temperate, etc.) person, when having the motivational constitution of the virtuous (just, temperate, etc.) person is a precondition for acting ...
Doret J. de Ruyter, Siebren Miedema, 2012
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Aristotelian Ethics in Contemporary Perspective
However, the conclusion of McDowell's argument contradicts the strong intuition that there is a sense in which the virtuous person, after all, does suffer a loss when she gives up a personal good in acting virtuously. Otherwise, we could not  ...
Julia Peters, 2013
6
A Theory of Justice for Animals: Animal Rights in a Nonideal ...
Ifit is not, ofcourse, then it is no longer an indirect duty view, since it is not in my interests to behave virtuously. The debate over the extent to which it is beneficial to the agent to behave morally or virtuously is a long— standing one in the ethics  ...
Robert Garner, 2013
7
Contemporary Debates in Epistemology
As indicated, some proponents of character—based virtue epistemology have sought to defend a virtue—based account of knowledge according to which knowledge is (roughly) virtuously motivated true belief or true belief with its basis in ...
Matthias Steup, John Turri, Ernest Sosa, 2013
8
The Heart of the Good Institution: Virtue Ethics as a ...
The virtuous hospitality practitioner must cultivate the ability to act virtuously as required by the particular concrete situation he/she may be faced with. People who decide to act virtuously make choices that require 'a capacity to judge' in order ...
Howard Harris, Gayathri Wijesinghe, Stephen McKenzie, 2012
9
Year of Living Virtuously
Those meditations became this collection of beautifully illustrated essays devoted to her quest to find meaning in what she calls her “ordinary life.” Here the personal anecdote is interwoven with the thoughts of theologians, ...
Teresa Jordon, 2014
10
Metaphysics and Epistemology: A Guided Anthology
An act ofvirtue is virtuously motivated, is an act that a virtuous person is apt to do in the circumstances, and successfully leads to the ends of the virtue in question through the operation of these features of the act.The pro- duction of the goods ...
Stephen Hetherington, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRTUOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virtuously is used in the context of the following news items.
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Time for the Vancouver Whitecaps to go shopping?
The argument is that when people act virtuously in one area they feel that grants them licence to act less virtuously in another. What does this have to do with the ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
2
The Year of Living Virtuously: Weekends Off
She's now published a memoir of her “Year of Living Virtuously,” and we'll talk about why neither she nor Franklin achieved perfection. Teresa Jordan is the ... «RadioWest, Feb 15»
3
Book review: 'The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off)' reflects …
"The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off)" explores, searches and scrutinizes commonplace notions of right and wrong. This memoir challenges readers to ... «Deseret News, Feb 15»
4
How to overcome distraction, seize the 'meta-moment' and do the …
Teresa Jordan is the author of "The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off): A Meditation on the Search for Meaning in an Ordinary Life." Follow the Opinion ... «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
5
UtahLit for January: Teresa Jordan's 'The Year of Living Virtuously'
Jordan's contemporary meditations have been compiled in "The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off)," published last month by Counterpoint Press, with the ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
6
How to Live Virtuously in 2015
The stimulating results are gathered in the engaging and moving collection “The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off).” The author, 59 years old, began with ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
7
Experiments in living
The world now contains “The Year of Living Virtuously,” for instance, and “A Year of Living Consciously.” Other years have been lived generously, mindfully, ... «Boston Globe, Dec 14»
8
A Year of Living Virtuously
Although the idea of living virtuously seems archaic nowadays, Teresa Jordan took on the task of living by and noticing these virtues in her daily life. «Salt Lake City Weekly, Dec 14»
9
The Trick to Being More Virtuous
But it wasn't magic. Psychologists study a phenomenon called “moral elevation,” an emotional state that leads us to act virtuously when exposed to the virtue of ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
10
Noted author and artist Teresa Jordan addresses DSU President's …
Jordan will also weave stories from several of her books, including her latest creation due out in December, “The Year of Living Virtuously (Weekends Off),” ... «KCSG, Oct 14»

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