(~s, ~r, ~st)
1.
If you say that someone is a ~ person, you admire and respect them because they are unselfish and morally good.
He was an upright and ~ man who was always willing to help in any way he could...
I wanted so much to believe he was pure and ~.
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nobly
Eric’s sister had nobly volunteered to help with the gardening...
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2.
If you say that something is a ~ idea, goal, or action, you admire it because it is based on high moral principles.
He had implicit faith in the ~ intentions of the Emperor...
We’ll always justify our actions with ~ sounding theories...
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3.
If you describe something as ~, you think that its appearance or quality is very impressive, making it superior to other things of its type.
...the great parks with their ~ trees.
= fine
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4.
Noble means belonging to a high social class and having a title.
Although he was of ~ birth he lived as a poor man.
= aristocratic
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