righteous
11righteous — right|eous [ˈraıtʃəs] adj [: Old English; Origin: rihtwis, from riht right (noun) + wis wise ] 1.) righteous indignation/anger etc strong feelings of anger when you think a situation is not morally right or fair ▪ He was full of righteous… …
12righteous — adjective 1 righteous indignation/anger etc strong feelings of anger when you think a situation is not morally right or fair: “You should have asked me first” said Corrine, full of righteous indignation. 2 formal morally good and fair: a… …
13righteous — right|eous [ raıtʃəs ] adjective 1. ) FORMAL morally good or correct, especially according to standards set by religion: righteous people 2. ) righteous feelings are caused by a belief that you are right to feel angry, for example because of… …
14righteous — UK [ˈraɪtʃəs] / US adjective 1) literary morally good or correct, especially according to standards set by religion righteous people 2) righteous feelings are caused by a belief that you are right to feel angry, for example because of something… …
15righteous — [“raitfas] mod. good; of good quality. (Originally black.) □ She is a righteous mama. □ Bart told me about ome righteous grass he’s got. □ This stuff is really righteous! …
16righteous — adjective Etymology: alteration of earlier rightuous, alteration of Middle English rightwise, rightwos, from Old English rihtwīs, from riht, noun, right + wīs wise Date: 1530 1. acting in accord with divine or moral law ; free from guilt or sin 2 …
17righteous — Synonyms and related words: Christendom, Christian, Christlike, Christly, God fearing, according to Hoyle, angelic, appropriate, apt, blameless, clean, condign, correct, creditable, decent, decorous, due, erect, estimable, ethical, exemplary,… …
18righteous — adj American a. good, admirable A righteous dude. b. large or excessive A righteous mess. Both senses are originally black adapta tions of the standard English term, influ enced by religious jargon. The terms are now also used, sometimes… …
19righteous — adjective 1) righteous living Syn: good, virtuous, upright, upstanding, decent; ethical, principled, moral, high minded, law abiding, honest, honorable, blameless, irreproachable, noble; saintly, angelic …
20righteous — right•eous [[t]ˈraɪ tʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by uprightness or morality 2) morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation[/ex] 3) acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous person[/ex] 4) Slang. genuinely good • Etymology …
