integrous
UK/ɪnˈtɛɡɹəs/
integrous adjective: having or characterized by integrity.
Adjective
integrous (comparative more integrous, superlative most integrous)
- Having or characterized by integrity.
- No doubt hard, no doubt proud, unpleasant in self-esteem, and singularly blind to much of what was going on, and yet such a high-minded and integrous woman, […]1899, Arthur Christopher Benson, The Life of Edward White Benson, Sometime Archbishop of Canterbury, Macmillan, page 435
- And Smiths of Policie shall invent,
To cast new Molds of Government;
While vulgar Birds, of weakest wing,
Grow stout against the Eagle King,
Whose just integrous heart shall prove
The Adamant of Subjects love.1968, Joseph Frank, Hobbled Pegasus: A Descriptive Bibliography of Minor English Poetry, 1641-1660, University of New Mexico Press, page 221
Forms of integrous
| comparative | more integrous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most integrous |
Origin of integrous
Integr- (the root of integr(ity)) + -ous (adjectival suffix: “full of, characterised by, possessing”).
Questions about integrous
- What does integrous mean?
- Integrous means having or characterized by integrity.
- What part of speech is integrous?
- Integrous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce integrous?
- Integrous is pronounced /ɪnˈtɛɡɹəs/ (UK).
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