RIGHTEOUS


Meaning of RIGHTEOUS in English

adj. (of a person or conduct) morally right; virtuous, law-abiding.

Derivatives:

righteously adv. righteousness n.

Etymology: OE rihtwis (as RIGHT n. + -WISE or RIGHT adj. + WISE(2)), assim. to bounteous etc.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.