vir ‧ tu ‧ ous /ˈvɜːtʃuəs $ ˈvɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . formal behaving in a very honest and moral way OPP wicked :
a virtuous man
Sue considered herself very virtuous because she neither drank nor smoked.
2 . old use not willing to have sex, at least until you are married
—virtuously adverb