Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs
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- GB
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ˈvɝt͡ʃuəs
Pronunciation notes
- US
Adjective
Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.
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- Examples
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Successful communities need strong, selfless leaders and a virtuous people.
Her virtuous, pale-blue, saucerlike eyes flooded with leviathan tears on unexpected occasions and made Yossarian mad.
Adjective
morally excellent
- Antonyms
in a state of sexual virginity
- Examples
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pure and vestal modesty
a spinster or virgin lady
More examples (1)
men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal