VIRTUOUS Meaning of VIRTUOUS in English [vir.tu.ous] adj (14c) 1: potent, efficacious 2. a: having or exhibiting virtue b: morally excellent: righteous 3: chaste syn see moral -- vir.tu.ous.ly adv -- vir.tu.ous.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012