righteous
adjective
[ ˈrʌɪtʃəs ]
• morally right or justifiable.
• "feelings of righteous indignation about pay and conditions"
Similar:
good,
virtuous,
upright,
upstanding,
decent,
worthy,
ethical,
principled,
moral,
high-minded,
law-abiding,
just,
honest,
innocent,
faultless,
honourable,
blameless,
guiltless,
irreproachable,
sinless,
uncorrupted,
anti-corruption,
saintly,
angelic,
pure,
noble,
noble-minded,
pious,
God-fearing,
justifiable,
justified,
legitimate,
defensible,
supportable,
rightful,
well founded,
sound,
valid,
admissible,
allowable,
understandable,
excusable,
acceptable,
reasonable,
sensible,
• very good; excellent.
• "righteous eggs, man!"
Origin:
Old English rihtwīs, from riht ‘right’ + wīs ‘manner, state, condition’. The change in the ending in the 16th century was due to association with words such as bounteous .
