virtuous
/ˈvɜrtʃuəs/
adjective
- Having or showing high moral standards; behaving in a good and honest way.
- The story teaches children to be virtuous and kind to everyone.
- He was known as a virtuous leader who never took bribes or lied.
- She is a virtuous person who always tries to help others and tell the truth.
- Used to describe a person who does not have sex, or who only has sex within marriage, especially in a religious context.
- They praised her for living a virtuous life according to her faith.
- In many traditions, a virtuous person is expected to remain chaste until marriage.
- The novel's heroine is a virtuous young woman who resists temptation.