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Righteously

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Adverb

1. righteously

in a righteous manner

Example Sentences:
'righteously indignant'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Righteously

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adjective
1. 
a. 
characterized by, proceeding from, or in accordance with accepted standards of morality, justice, or uprightness; virtuous
a righteous man
b. 
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
the righteous
2. 
morally justifiable or right, esp from one's own point of view
righteous indignation

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Righteously

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adjective
1. 
acting in a just, upright manner; doing what is right; virtuous
a righteous man
2. 
morally right; fair and just
a righteous act
3. 
morally justifiable
full of righteous anger
4.  US, Slang
good, excellent, satisfying, pleasant, authentic, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Righteously

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adj.
1. Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner.
2. In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment. See Synonyms at moral.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Righteous people considered as a group.

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