virtuous
Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/
The English word “virtuous” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
Etymology
From Middle English vertuous, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertuous, vertous, ultimately from Late Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs. By surface analysis, virtue + -ous. Doublet of virtuoso and piecewise doublet of virtùous.
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