righteously

Adverb

Meaning

In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

christianly right well actually exactly fairly properly legally truly purely correctly absolutely reasonably morally adequately
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Antonyms

unrighteously poorly badly incorrectly wrongly inaccurately
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Related terms

rightfully rightly self-righteously damn right serve someone right rightly so

Phrases with the word

self-righteously pious behave righteously

Examples

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously. Joseph Joubert

Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections. Robert Dale Owen

I am righteous and righteously indignant, the Tea Party is righteously indignant, and our goal is to not just save the country, but quite frankly, if America goes, so goes the world, so in our desire to save the country, we are trying to save the world. Andrew Breitbart

If we had any nerve at all, if we had any real balls as a society, or whatever you need, whatever quality you need, real character, we would make an effort to really address the wrongs in this society, righteously. Jerry Garcia

I don't blame the average seventeen-year-old punk-rock kid for calling me a sellout. I understand that. And maybe when they grow up a little bit, they'll realize there's more things to life than living out your rock & roll identity so righteously. Kurt Cobain

We cannot live pleasantly without living wisely and nobly and righteously. Epicurus

Close letter words and terms

righteous way of life righteous way of living righteoused righteousness righter righter than rain