adj possessing or exhibiting virtue.
2. virtuous ·adj chaste; pure;
applied especially to women.
3. virtuous ·adj exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave.
4. virtuous ·adj having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent.
5. virtuous ·adj having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action.