transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrī-chəs ]
adjective
Etymology: alteration of earlier rightuous, alteration of Middle English rightwise, rightwos, from Old English rihtwīs, from riht, noun, right + wīs wise
Date: 1530
1. : acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
2.
a. : morally right or justifiable
a righteous decision
b. : arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality
righteous indignation
3. slang : genuine , excellent
Synonyms: see moral
• righ·teous·ly adverb
• righ·teous·ness noun