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nonvirtuous

nonvirtuous adjective: not virtuous.

Adjective

nonvirtuous (not comparable)

  1. Not virtuous.
    • A tense dynamic in which the virtuous believer is patronizingly positioned as morally correct, thus thrusting the nonvirtuous nonbeliever into shame and (possibly) submission.2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 17

Origin of nonvirtuous

From non- + virtuous.

Questions about nonvirtuous

What does nonvirtuous mean?
Nonvirtuous means not virtuous.
What part of speech is nonvirtuous?
Nonvirtuous is an adjective.

Words near nonvirtuous in the dictionary

  1. nonvirtualizable
  2. nonvirtualized
  3. nonvirtue
  4. nonvirtues
  5. nonvirtuosic
  6. nonvirtuous
  7. nonvirulence
  8. nonvirulent
  9. nonviruliferous
  10. nonvirus
  11. nonviruses

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