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ultravirtuous

ultravirtuous adjective: extremely virtuous.

Adjective

ultravirtuous (comparative more ultravirtuous, superlative most ultravirtuous)

  1. extremely virtuous
    • The novel's ultravirtuous and lachrymose hero, Harley, is as excessive in his uncontrollable benevolence as the Gothic protagonist is extreme in his passionate evil.1981, Marshall B. Tymn, Horror literature: a core collection and reference guide, page 109

Forms of ultravirtuous

comparativemore ultravirtuous
superlativemost ultravirtuous

Origin of ultravirtuous

From ultra- + virtuous.

Questions about ultravirtuous

What does ultravirtuous mean?
Ultravirtuous means extremely virtuous.
What part of speech is ultravirtuous?
Ultravirtuous is an adjective.

Words near ultravirtuous in the dictionary

  1. ultraviolet lights
  2. ultraviolet radiation
  3. ultraviolets
  4. ultravirile
  5. ultravirility
  6. ultravirtuous
  7. ultravirus
  8. ultraviruses
  9. ultraviscosity
  10. ultraviscous
  11. ultravisible

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