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righteous

Posted on August 5, 2015August 3, 2015 by admin

raI chəs

adjective
1. morally upright.
They believed their leaders to be righteous men who were above corruption.

2. justifiable or morally right.
The strikers acted out of righteous anger.

3. displaying an attitude of moral correctness or virtuousness. (Cf. self-righteous.)
Don’t be so righteous; I can see right through you.

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