RIGHTEOUS

adj. 1 moral, just, virtuous, upstanding, upright, good, honest, ethical, honourable, fair, reputable, trustworthy He insists that his father was a righteous man who had been unjustly accused 2 right, correct, justifiable, justified, appropriate, condign, fitting, apt, self-righteous Her righteous indignation at being criticized stems from her overweening pride